"blue-collar worker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blue-collar workers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=blue-collar worker}} blue-collar worker (plural blue-collar workers)
  1. A worker who works with their hands and whose job focuses more on making or repairing things than on management, administration, or clerical work. Wikipedia link: blue-collar worker Categories (topical): Occupations, People Related terms: craftsperson, craftsman, craftswoman (english: often hyponymous), professional (english: multiple senses) [contrastive, inclusive]

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