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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

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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

Some are pivoting to blue-collar work or starting their own businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Certain blue-collar jobs have seemed fairly susceptible to AI disruption as well, with robots already playing a role in things like factory and warehouse automation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

That was why I was with a blue-collar agency instead of a white-collar agency.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler