blue-collar
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.
About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.blue–col·lar
adjective \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>
See First Known Use of BLUE-COLLAR
1946
Rhymes with BLUE-COLLAR
Browse
Next Word in the Dictionary: blue copperas
Previous Word in the Dictionary: blue cohosh
All Words Near: blue-collar
Previous Word in the Dictionary: blue cohosh
All Words Near: blue-collar
Seen & Heard 
What made you want to look up blue-collar? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
