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Definitions

blue-collar

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

Example Sentences

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Some are pivoting to blue-collar work or starting their own businesses that may insulate them from the impacts of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

Oppenheimer analyst Colin Rusch specifically predicts that artificial intelligence could usher in a “renaissance” for blue-collar jobs.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The firm sends thousands of blue-collar workers overseas each year in search of regular, better paid work.

From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026

Plus, the potential benefits of a blue-collar career change and why MBAs from top schools are struggling to get hired.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

In March 1979, he and Rebecca went to see a movie, The Deer Hunter, about three blue-collar guys from Pennsylvania who serve in the Vietnam War together.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.