Blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices. white-collar. blue-collar workers do physical work, rather than working in offices white-collar, pink-collar pink-collar
workers in lower-paying manual labor professions (such as miners, construction workers, etc.), common laborers
blue collar
Silbentrennung
Blue col·lar
Türkische aussprache
blu kälır
Aussprache
/ˈblo͞o ˈkälər/ /ˈbluː ˈkɑːlɜr/
Etymologie
[ 'blü ] (adjective.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French blou, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German blAo blue; akin to Latin flavus yellow.