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Meaning of "blue-collar worker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BLUE-COLLAR WORKER

blue-collar worker  [ˌbluːˈkɒlə ˈwɜːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BLUE-COLLAR WORKER

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Blue-Collar worker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BLUE-COLLAR WORKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

blue-collar worker

Blue-collar worker

A blue-collar worker is a working class person who performs manual labor in US usage. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled manufacturing, mining, sanitation, custodian work, oil field, construction, mechanical, maintenance, technical installation and many other types of physical work. Often something is physically being built or maintained. In contrast, the white-collar worker typically performs work in an office environment and may involve sitting at a computer or desk. A third type of work is a service worker whose labor is related to customer interaction, entertainment, sales or other service oriented work. Many occupations blend blue, white and/or pink industry categorizations. Blue-collar work is often paid hourly wage-labor, although some professionals may be paid by the project or salaried. There is a wide range of payscales for such work depending upon field of specialty and experience.

Definition of blue-collar worker in the English dictionary

The definition of blue-collar worker in the dictionary is a manual industrial worker.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BLUE-COLLAR WORKER


berserker
bəˈzɜːkə
burka
ˈbɜːkə
burqa
ˈbɜːkə
care-worker
ˈkɛəwɜːkə
circa
ˈsɜːkə
dock-worker
ˈdɒkˌwɜːkə
jerker
ˈdʒɜːkə
lurker
ˈlɜːkə
mazurka
məˈzɜːkə
metalworker
ˈmɛtlwɜːkə
networker
ˈnɛtˌwɜːkə
steelworker
ˈstiːlwɜːkə
tear-jerker
ˈtɪəˌdʒɜːkə
woodworker
ˈwʊdˌwɜːkə
worker
ˈwɜːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BLUE-COLLAR WORKER

blue-arsed fly
blue-black
blue-blooded
blue-chip
blue-collar
blue-eyed
blue-eyed boy
blue-eyed grass
blue-eyed Mary
blue-eyed soul
blue-green algae
blue-on-blue
blue-pencil
blue-pencilled
blue-pencilling
blue-ribbon jury
blue-ringed octopus
blue-rinsed
blue-singlet
blue-skied

WORDS THAT END LIKE BLUE-COLLAR WORKER

aid worker
childcare worker
co-worker
community worker
construction worker
corker
factory worker
field worker
forker
health care worker
knowledge worker
manual worker
medical social worker
miracle worker
New Yorker
office worker
Parker
sex worker
social worker
white-collar worker
yorker

Synonyms and antonyms of blue-collar worker in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «blue-collar worker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BLUE-COLLAR WORKER

Find out the translation of blue-collar worker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of blue-collar worker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «blue-collar worker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蓝领工人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obrero
570 millions of speakers

English

blue-collar worker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नीली कॉलर कार्यकर्ता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عامل من ذوي الياقات الزرقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

синих воротничков рабочий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

operário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কায়িক শ্রম কর্মী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ouvrier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekerja kolar biru
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Arbeiter
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ブルーカラー労働者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

블루 칼라 노동자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Buruh kolar biru
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công nhân cổ xanh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீல காலர் தொழிலாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निळे कॉलर कार्यकर्ता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mavi yakalı işçi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

operaio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

robotnika
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

синіх комірців робочий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

albastru - guler lucrător
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εργάτη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

arbeider
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kollektivanställda arbetare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

blue -collar worker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of blue-collar worker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE-COLLAR WORKER»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BLUE-COLLAR WORKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about blue-collar worker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BLUE-COLLAR WORKER»

Discover the use of blue-collar worker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to blue-collar worker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
General Motors: Life Inside the Factory: One Blue-Collar ...
This book portrays life inside a General Motors factory in the 1970's. Have you ever wondered why or how 'the lazy hourly workers' came to be that way? This myth is debunked throughout the book.
Richard Thomas Gall, 2011
2
Japanese Blue Collar: The Changing Tradition
Examines the current state of Japanese industry in terms of the opportunities, wages, and benefits available to the blue collar worker and assesses his burgeoning strength as a social and economic force
Robert E. Cole, 1971
3
The Sociology of the Blue-collar Worker
Chaplin, in his essay on the Peruvian blue-collar worker, takes the historical approach and deals largely with political institutions and the political factors which influence the structuring of the labour force. Takezawa's discussion of the ...
Norman Francis Dufty
4
Staying on the Line: Blue-Collar Women in Contemporary Japan
This is a persuasive, multilayered analysis of a vital but little-examined sector of the Japanese workforce--the female permanent blue-collar worker.
Glenda Susan Roberts, 1994
5
The Race between Education and Technology
We found that the average blue-collar worker's wage in 1909, 1919,and 1929 is strongly and positively related to the constructed education levels. The coefficient on years of schooling was 12.5 percent in 1909, almost 10 percent in 1919, and ...
Claudia Dale Goldin, Lawrence F. Katz, 2009
6
Blue-collar Aristocrats: Life-styles at a Working-class Tavern
See, for example, Richard Hamilton, "Liberal Intelligentsia and White Backlash," in The World of the Blue-Collar Worker, ed. Irving Howe (New York: Quadrangle Books, 1972). 6. For a discussion of the rural background of blue-collar workers,  ...
E. E. LeMasters, 1975
7
Current Population Reports: Population characteristics. ...
589 548 665 626 527 492 509 513 492 _556 Professional or managerial............. 206 169 205 184 172 162 165 156 168 176 Clerical or sales.........4............ 383 379 461 442 354 329 344 357 324 380 Blue—collar worker....................... 195 170  ...
8
Labour Law, Human Rights and Social Justice
The trail clause of a blue-collar worker cannot surpass 14 days (with a minimum duration of 7 days),28 while the minimum trial clause for a white-collar worker is one month and can run up to 6 months or even one year depending on the ...
Roger Blanpain, 2001
9
Blue-Collar Pop Culture: From NASCAR to Jersey Shore [2 volumes]
... politicians treat me like a mushroom/Cause they feed me bull and keep me in the blind.” Tritt and his fellow blue-collar balladeer Aaron Tippin sing of the growing awareness of the blue-collar worker's twentieth-century disillusionment, and ...
M. Keith Booker, 2012
10
The American Worker on Film: A Critical History, 1909-1999
Office Space's ideological message cannot be conveniently analyzed as a conservative attack on neoliberal Clintonism and a defense of the beleaguered blue-collar worker, nor can it be purely situated as a liberal, let alone radical, satire of ...
Doyle Greene, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BLUE-COLLAR WORKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term blue-collar worker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Units top median price growth for the state
“If you're a blue-collar worker keen to keep the costs down, it's very attractive,” he said. Property prices across Frankston had also made ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
2
Painters rally past Beermen in Game 2 behind McKines' 53 points
... to the players who hung on and played with a lot of character,” Guiao said of his blue-collar worker of an import, who had 33 points alone in ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
3
Rick Perry still having 'oops' moments
Everyone knows, every blue-collar worker in America ought to be standing up and saying 'I'm votin' for the Republicans because they're going ... «Anderson Independent Mail, Jul 15»
4
France – Further growth reported in staffing market
After reporting a decrease every month during 2015, skilled blue-collar worker numbers increased by 1.7% in May, compared with last year. «Staffing Industry Analysts, Jun 15»
5
High-Def Digest's Essential Picks: June 2015
... lawyer, teacher, blue-collar worker, and reporter into an actual human being -- complete with complicated motivations, sympathetic hardships ... «High-Def Digest, Jun 15»
6
Retirement savings legislation a great idea
For this person who is a blue-collar worker type person and proud of it, it's past time to have something like this. To all employers, it's a way for ... «Statesman Journal, Jun 15»
7
Jury pay goes up, civil juries shrink — and counties will see higher …
“Why would a blue-collar worker be more sympathetic to an injured person? What if the injured person is a billionaire?” he said. “If I had a bad ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»
8
Broadway's Long History With Marriage Equality
... of farce and comedies, such as Terrence McNally's “The Ritz,” about a straight blue-collar worker hiding from mobsters in a gay bathhouse. «BLOUIN ARTINFO, Jun 15»
9
Op-Ed: Our new lost generation
Or if your father was a blue-collar worker on the mines, you will probably be too or, even worse, you could be unemployed. Two econometric ... «Daily Maverick, Jun 15»
10
Rick Perry Is Not Quite Transcending the 'Oops'
Everyone knows, every blue-collar worker in America ought to be standing up and saying 'I'm votin' for the Republicans because they're going ... «Bloomberg, Jun 15»

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