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单词 blue-collar
释义

blue-collar

adjective

blue-col·​lar ˈblü-ˈkä-lər How to pronounce blue-collar (audio)
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 Steven Flax
b
: dependable and hard-working rather than showy or spectacular
a blue-collar athlete

Word History

First Known Use

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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