| ADJECTIVE | all | blue-collar | of or designating manual industrial work or workers |
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| all | blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class | of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers |
| Meaning | Of or designating manual industrial work or workers. | |
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| 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 |
| Meaning | Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers. | |
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| Synonyms | propertyless, wage-earning, working-class | |
| Broader | lower-class, low-class | Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society |
| Spanish | obrero | |
| Catalan | obrer | |
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