Phrase guide

blue-collar worker

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Broader terms: worker, person

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Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: haalarityöntekijä — type of worker
  • Finnish: sinikaulustyöntekijä — type of worker
  • French: col bleu — type of worker
  • Polish: pracownik fizyczny — type of worker
  • Polish: pracownica fizyczna — type of worker
  • Polish: niebieskie kołnierzyki — type of worker