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 flashback scene begins with riots over House's company, RobCo Industries, and its innovations stealing jobs, and then cuts to a bar, where a group of angry, blue-collar workers are watching House on TV.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
These seasonal park employees are largely paid hourly and hold blue-collar roles, such as janitors, trail workers, electricians, painters, and mechanics.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
Matty is a blustering, blue-collar Bostonian who sees himself as the unequivocal boss of the house and frequently clashes with his liberal niece Blaire, an outspoken college student who often finds herself at odds with her more traditional-minded relatives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Another benefit is filling the massive labor shortage for blue-collar and manufacturing jobs.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
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Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Dec. 2025
These seasonal park employees are largely paid hourly and hold blue-collar roles, such as janitors, trail workers, electricians, painters, and mechanics.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 12 Dec. 2025
Matty is a blustering, blue-collar Bostonian who sees himself as the unequivocal boss of the house and frequently clashes with his liberal niece Blaire, an outspoken college student who often finds herself at odds with her more traditional-minded relatives.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025
Another benefit is filling the massive labor shortage for blue-collar and manufacturing jobs.
—Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 11 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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