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—
Steven Flax
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b
: dependable and hard-working rather than showy or spectacular
a blue-collar athlete
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Adorned in a denim Harley-Davidson vest, jeans and newsboy cap, Johnson oozed blue-collar personality.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Fahy is a lot of fun playing against recent type as a blue-collar woman who has zero interest in the glamorous, opulent world that so fascinates her sister.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
The show lives in these blue-collar pockets of ‘flyover America,’ but doesn’t make a big deal about it or pat itself on the back.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Business leaders can look to build ties with vocational schools and other institutions to educate them for these more technical, mechanical or blue-collar jobs.
—Maya Joelson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 25 May 2025
Fahy is a lot of fun playing against recent type as a blue-collar woman who has zero interest in the glamorous, opulent world that so fascinates her sister.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2025
The show lives in these blue-collar pockets of ‘flyover America,’ but doesn’t make a big deal about it or pat itself on the back.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2025
Business leaders can look to build ties with vocational schools and other institutions to educate them for these more technical, mechanical or blue-collar jobs.
—Maya Joelson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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“Blue-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-collar. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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