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
I am a blue collar worker, and I know that pride in one's work is all a blue collar can hope to achieve.
From Time Magazine Archive
Not Making It The real-life world of the blue collar worker is one of not quite making it, and a keen sense of diminished status.
From Time Magazine Archive
