Meaning of blue-collar | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
2. Pertaining to the culture of blue-collar workers.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“Bargaining 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 are still arguably the most powerful blue-collar workforce in Britain today.”

“Even as a tenured professor, she remained proud of her blue-collar values.”

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