blue-collar (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *blue-collar*:
ADJECTIVE	all	blue-collar	of or designating manual industrial work or workers
all	blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class	of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers

English > *blue-collar*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Of or designating manual industrial work or workers.
Narrower	industrial	employed in industry
	manual	Doing or requiring physical work
	wage-earning, working-class	Working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
See also	unskilled	not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency / proficiency
Opposite	white-collar	Of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers

English > *blue-collar*: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers.
Synonyms	propertyless, wage-earning, working-class
Broader	lower-class, low-class	Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
Spanish	obrero
Catalan	obrer

HyperDic: blue-collar