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adjective (pos=blue--collar, collar)
- Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
- Blue-collar workers represent a diminishing segment of society.
- Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers.
- Even as a tenured professor, she remained proud of her blue-collar values.
Translations: Etymology: From the color of rugged denim and chambray work shirts often worn by manual workers, as opposed to the white dress shirts typically worn by professionals and clerical workers.
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