blue-collar worker
Example Sentences
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My dad was a blue collar worker in a warehouse and he never actually read a single thing I ever wrote.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022
They also see themselves in the charismatic Spanto — a cancer survivor and former blue collar worker who comes from a family of struggling artists.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022
“They increased their opulent wealth, beyond anything that a blue collar worker like myself would ever imagine. Yet, my family paid the ultimate price for them to get that wealth.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2021
A blue collar worker today is backed up by $25,000 in machinery, while a white collar one has only $2,000 in equipment at his or her fingertips.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dellums campaigned in the union halls of the district's blue collar areas, too, arguing that "you do not leave the blue collar worker out there screaming for help."
From Time Magazine Archive
