blue-collar
adjective
blue-col·lar
ˈblü-ˈkä-lər 
1
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of wage earners whose duties call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare white-collar
2
: having characteristics associated with blue-collar workers: such as
a
: having, showing, or appealing to unpretentious or unsophisticated tastes
a new blue-collar serial … woven around a minor-league baseball team—
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b
: dependable and hard-working rather than showy or spectacular
a blue-collar athlete
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Similarly, the energy industry supports hundreds of thousands of well-paying, blue-collar American jobs, and energy infrastructure development remains one of the most reliable drivers of economic opportunity in rural and urban areas.
—Albert R. Wynn, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2025
Technology leaders in blue-collar industries and vendors in this space point to a few developments helping push AI forward, even though SaaS and cloud uptake has been somewhat slower in these fields than in others.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The cable news channel is a far more powerful conduit to the Trump blue-collar base than the Journal, which has a more upscale audience and has long functioned, in its editorial pages, as a strong advocate for business-friendly, free market policies.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 19 July 2025
The hot dogs are always spinning, and the vibe is pure blue-collar: no flair, just foil.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
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Albert R. Wynn, Baltimore Sun, 23 July 2025
Technology leaders in blue-collar industries and vendors in this space point to a few developments helping push AI forward, even though SaaS and cloud uptake has been somewhat slower in these fields than in others.
—Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
The cable news channel is a far more powerful conduit to the Trump blue-collar base than the Journal, which has a more upscale audience and has long functioned, in its editorial pages, as a strong advocate for business-friendly, free market policies.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 19 July 2025
The hot dogs are always spinning, and the vibe is pure blue-collar: no flair, just foil.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2025
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“Blue-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blue-collar. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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