blue-collar

blue–col·lar

adj \ˈblü-ˈkä-lər\

Definition of BLUE-COLLAR

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: 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> b : dependable and hard-working rather than showy or spectacular <a blue–collar athlete>

First Known Use of BLUE-COLLAR

1946

Rhymes with BLUE-COLLAR

dog collar, flea collar, pink-collar, sand dollar, shawl collar, top dollar, trade dollar