2. of those who work for wages especially manual or
industrial laborers. [Narrower terms: {lower-class,
low-class}]
Syn: propertyless, wage-earning, working-class. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
blue-collar — ˌblue ˈcollar adjective [only before a noun] HUMAN RESOURCES blue collar work is unskilled work that may be hard and dirty: • the loss of a lot of blue collar jobs in the docks • a strike by blue collar workers compare white collar * * * … Financial and business terms
blue collar — (adj.) also blue collar, 1949, from BLUE (Cf. blue) (1) + COLLAR (Cf. collar) (n.). From the common color of men s work shirts … Etymology dictionary
blue-collar — adj [only before noun] blue collar workers do physical work, rather than working in offices →↑white collar, pink collar ↑pink collar … Dictionary of contemporary English
blue-collar — adjective only before noun * blue collar workers do work that involves using physical strength or skill with their hands instead of working in an office ─ compare WHITE COLLAR 1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Blue Collar — Drame social de Paul Schrader, avec Richard Pryor (Zeke Brown), Harvey Keitel (Jerry Bartowski), Yaphet Kotto (Smokey). Scénario: P. et Leonard Schrader Photographie: Bobby Byrne Musique: Jack Nitzche Pays: États Unis Date de sortie … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
blue-collar — ► ADJECTIVE chiefly N. Amer. ▪ relating to manual work or workers … English terms dictionary
blue-collar — ☆ blue collar [blo͞o′käl′ər ] adj. [from the traditional color of work shirts] designating or of industrial workers, esp. the semiskilled and unskilled … English World dictionary
Blue Collar TV — infobox television show name = Blue Collar TV caption = From left to right: Larry the Cable Guy , Bill Engvall , Jeff Foxworthy and guest star Ron White. format = Sketch comedy runtime = approx. 25 minutes creator = Adam Small, Fax Bahr, J.P.… … Wikipedia
Blue Collar — A working class person historically defined by hourly rates of pay and manual labor. A blue collar worker refers to the fact that most manual laborers at the turn of the century wore blue shirts, which could hold a little dirt around the collar… … Investment dictionary
Blue Collar — Unter dem Begriff Blue Collar Arbeiter (collar = engl. für Kragen) versteht man die zumeist in einem Produktionsbetrieb beschäftigten Industriearbeiter und Handwerker. Der ursprünglich aus dem Englischen stammende Begriff (blue collar worker =… … Deutsch Wikipedia
