blue-collar worker
31worker — Synonyms and related words: actor, agent, ant, architect, army ant, artisan, assistant, author, bee, black ant, blue collar worker, brainworker, brassworker, breadwinner, bumblebee, carpenter ant, casual, casual laborer, clothworker, common… …
32worker — [n] person who is employed artisan, blue collar*, breadwinner, company person, craftsperson, employee, hand, help, laborer, nine to fiver*, operative, peasant, proletarian, serf, slave, stiff, toiler, trader, tradesperson, wage earner, white… …
33worker — n. 1) to hire, take on a worker 2) to retrain; train workers 3) to organize, unionize workers 4) to dismiss, fire, sack (colloq.) a worker; to make a worker redundant (as by eliminating her/his job) (BE) 5) an efficient, hard, indefatigable;… …
34worker — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, hard, willing ▪ productive ▪ fast, quick ▪ methodical, steady …
35blue-collared — adjective Describing someone as being a blue collar employee, an hourly worker …
36Grey-collar — refers to the balance of employed people not classified as white or blue collar. Although grey collar is sometimes used to describe those who work beyond the age of retirement [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/rise of australias… …
37dirty-white-collar — (DUR.tee wyt kaw.lur) adj. Relating to a corrupt, seedy, or criminal businessperson. Example Citation: David Ebert, a Rancho Santa Fe water district executive, committed the same crime Longanbach did. He commandeered the services of underlings… …
38Discouraged worker — Not to be confused with Disgruntled worker. Distribution of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and older, first quarter 2009 (US) …
39white-collar\ workers — n. phr. Workers employed in offices and at desks as opposed to those who work as manual workers; the middle class. It is a well known fact that white collar workers are less well organized than unionized manual workers. Contrast: blue collar… …
40orange-collar — adj. Relating to a worker who wears an orange safety vest while on the job. Example Citations: Do your employees prioritise safety above all else, everywhere everyday? Thought not. Blue collar and orange collar workers tend to be more safety… …
