blue-collar worker

English

Noun

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.

   Hypernyms: worker; < person

   Hyponyms: tradesperson, tradesman, tradeswoman; laborer

   Coordinate terms: white-collar worker, pink-collar worker

See also

• craftsperson, craftsman, craftswoman (often hyponymous)
• professional (multiple senses, inclusive or contrastive)