blue-collar
Collocations
4ADJ.
better, vulnerable
VERB + BLUE-COLLAR
pay
BLUE-COLLAR + NOUN
job, mcclane, neighborhood, ones, suburb, white-collar, workers
PREP.
in, on, than, up
Definitions
adj
Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
Blue-collar workers represent a diminishing segment of society.
The blue-collar, vulnerable McClane of Die Hard wouldn’t even recognize the bulletproof, catchphrase-spouting superhero he’s become in the sequels.
Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers.
Even as a tenured professor, she remained proud of her blue-collar values.
noun
A blue-collar worker.
In ways, these people defined what it was to be a really good lesbian or a really good dyke. For example: You needed to be articulate or aggressive […] You either needed to be a university or community college person, or a real sincere and hardworking blue collar. If you were from one of the outlying towns, you were likely to have a black mark against you in the first place.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial
- propertyless
- wage-earning
- working-class
Antonyms
- white-collar
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Blue-collar workers represent a diminishing segment of society.
WiktionaryThe blue-collar, vulnerable McClane of Die Hard wouldn’t even recognize the bulletproof, catchphrase-spouting superhero he’s become in the sequels.
WiktionaryBargaining on this scale led the way for the NUR's successes in negotiating with the Big Four after 1921, and subsequently British Rail. Privatisation has put paid to much of that, but railway workers
WiktionaryIn ways, these people defined what it was to be a really good lesbian or a really good dyke. For example: You needed to be articulate or aggressive […] You either needed to be a university or communit
WiktionaryWhy are, depending on the company, blue-collar workers better paid than white-collar ones?
Tatoeba · #329108Sami grew up in a blue-collar suburb.
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