Because Jack's father is a blue collar worker, Jack was so anxious to become an intellectual.
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blue-collar worker — ➔ worker … Financial and business terms
Blue-collar worker — A blue collar worker is a member of the working class who performs manual labor and earns an hourly wage. Blue collar workers are distinguished from those in the service sector and from white collar workers, whose jobs are not considered manual… … Wikipedia
blue collar worker — {n. phr.} A manual laborer who is probably a labor union member. * /Because Jack s father is a blue collar worker, Jack was so anxious to become an intellectual./ Contrast: WHITE COLLAR WORKER … Dictionary of American idioms
blue collar worker — {n. phr.} A manual laborer who is probably a labor union member. * /Because Jack s father is a blue collar worker, Jack was so anxious to become an intellectual./ Contrast: WHITE COLLAR WORKER … Dictionary of American idioms
blue-collar worker — A manual worker, normally one working on the shop floor, as opposed to an office worker, who is known as a white collar worker The blue collar refers to the blue overalls often worn in factories and the white collar to the normal office attire of … Big dictionary of business and management
blue-collar worker — someone who works at a trade, e.g., a plumber The blue collar workers will vote for Ed. He s a tradesman … English idioms
blue collar worker — worker in lower paying manual labor professions (such as miner, construction worker, etc.), common laborer … English contemporary dictionary
blue collar worker — Synonyms and related words: breadwinner, casual, casual laborer, common laborer, day laborer, employee, factory worker, flunky, free lance, free lancer, full time worker, hand, industrial worker, jobber, jobholder, laborer, laboring man, menial,… … Moby Thesaurus
blue-collar worker — Non professional employee; laborer. See white collar … American business jargon
blue-collar worker — /blu: kɒlə ˌwɜ:kə/ noun a manual worker in a factory … Dictionary of banking and finance
