blue-collar



blue-collar

a blue-collar worker is someone who does physical work, often in a factory (always before noun) Blue collar workers in the factories and shipyards were demanding wage increases. They are hoping the new factory will create many more blue collar jobs. (= jobs for blue collar workers)

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Augustine (2)o-goos-TEEN (French), ow-guws-TEE-nə (German)French, German
Temitope-Western African, Yoruba
GÜNel-Azerbaijani
AleksiAH-lek-seeFinnish
LuisaLWEE-sah (Spanish), LWEE-zah (Italian)Spanish, Italian
Uttar-Indian, Hindi (Rare)