blue-collar
adjective
blue-col·lar
ˈblü-ˈkä-lər 
1
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of wage earners whose duties call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare white-collar
2
: having characteristics associated with blue-collar workers: such as
a
: having, showing, or appealing to unpretentious or unsophisticated tastes
a new blue-collar serial … woven around a minor-league baseball team—
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b
: dependable and hard-working rather than showy or spectacular
a blue-collar athlete
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The show’s emotional connection to religion, having been in a Cathedral, pieces nodding to queerness, equality, and blue-collar workers speaks to the wider conversation of designers of color being part of the global fashion industry.
—Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
Free-trade agreements have in some instances accelerated factory shutdowns, leading to ghost towns and the deterioration of many blue-collar jobs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
While the Democrats had long been an awkward mix of blue-collar workers, ethnic minorities and urban liberals the Republicans had never depended on these voters.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The second animal, a blue-collar pit bull mix, was not involved in the attack and was inside the kennel at the time of the incident, per the outlets.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
Free-trade agreements have in some instances accelerated factory shutdowns, leading to ghost towns and the deterioration of many blue-collar jobs.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 5 Apr. 2025
While the Democrats had long been an awkward mix of blue-collar workers, ethnic minorities and urban liberals the Republicans had never depended on these voters.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
The second animal, a blue-collar pit bull mix, was not involved in the attack and was inside the kennel at the time of the incident, per the outlets.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for blue-collar
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“Blue-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-collar. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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