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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And for the legions of blue-collar stiffs just like him.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
And Newsom has some work to do there, said Joshua Hollington, a Democratic voter in South Carolina, who argued that the Democratic Party, as a whole, needs to do more to win back rural communities, blue-collar workers and suburban voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
That agreement boosts the city's blue-collar workers' pay by 14% over four years, Parker said in a social media post.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 11 July 2025
During a muggy Tuesday afternoon in early July, nearly a dozen blue-collar residents hoping to walk away a few bucks richer spent their lunch break playing the slots.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
And Newsom has some work to do there, said Joshua Hollington, a Democratic voter in South Carolina, who argued that the Democratic Party, as a whole, needs to do more to win back rural communities, blue-collar workers and suburban voters.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 11 July 2025
That agreement boosts the city's blue-collar workers' pay by 14% over four years, Parker said in a social media post.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 11 July 2025
During a muggy Tuesday afternoon in early July, nearly a dozen blue-collar residents hoping to walk away a few bucks richer spent their lunch break playing the slots.
—Josh Salman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
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“Blue-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-collar. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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