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Meaning of blue-collar in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌbluˈkɑlər/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    blue-collar

    Definitions

    1. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

    Examples

    • « party of the propertyless proletariat- G.B.Shaw »

    Synonyms

    • lower-class
    • low-class
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    blue-collar

    Definitions

    1. of or designating manual industrial work or workers

    Synonyms

    • industrial
    • manual(a)
    • wage-earning
    • working-class

    Antonyms

    • white-collar

See also

  • unskilled

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