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Definitions

blue-collar

[bloo-kol-er] / ˈbluˈkɒl ər /
ADJECTIVE
of manual workers
Synonyms
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proletarian
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factory-working lower-class middle-class proletariat wage-earning working class
Antonyms
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white-collar
NOUN
manual or technical laborer
Synonyms
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apprentice blue-collar worker
STRONG
employee hired hand jobholder laborer worker
WEAK
breadwinner wage earner working stiff

Example Sentences

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"Philadelphia is a hardworking, gritty city, a blue-collar city, and we take a lot of pride in that," said Meg Kane, the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 host city executive.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Metcalf, bringing all her blue-collar brilliance to the role, stiffens Linda’s spine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Maryland is not the only state taking this approach: Michigan is making a similar environmental argument in a lawsuit over an ICE warehouse planned for the small blue-collar city of Romulus.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

Despite strong demand for certain trades, “Many blue-collar sectors are currently seeing higher unemployment rates than white-collar sectors,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

And the not-so-cute blue-collar guy, who’s lugging a metal beam on his back, answers: He’d fire me, that’s what.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich