1. blue-collar
adjective. of or designating manual industrial work or workers.
Synonyms
- manual
- industrial
- unskilled
- wage-earning
Antonyms
- skilled
- nonindustrial
- light-duty
- competent
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Words that Rhyme with Blue Collar
- nondollar
- strahler
- squalor
- stollar
- stahler
- scholar
- zoller
- zahler
- woller
- wahler
- voller
- soller
- scholler
- pfahler
- moller
- mahler
- lollar
- koller
- kollar
- kahler
- holler
- hollar
- goller
- dollar
- dahler
- collor
- coller
- boller
- bahler
- oller
Example sentences of the word blue-collar
1. Noun Phrase
A restaurant may create a larger-portioned meal for blue collar men between the ages of 21 and 54.
2. Noun Phrase
Other exemptions apply, but blue collar workers are almost never exempt from minimum wage or overtime.
3. Noun Phrase
Unlike white-collar workers, blue collar workers perform more physical work.
2. white-collar
adjective. of or designating salaried professional or clerical work or workers.
Synonyms
- professional
- clerical
- skilled
Antonyms
- blue-collar
- juvenile
- amateur
- nonprofessional
3. blue-collar
adjective. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers.
Synonyms
- low-class
- lower-class
- wage-earning
- propertyless
Antonyms
- upper-class
- noble
- automatic
- regressive
4. collar
noun. ['ˈkɑːlɝ'] a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over.
Synonyms
- Eton collar
- Roman collar
- neck ruff
- band
- neckband
- facing
- clerical collar
- turtleneck collar
- rebato
- polo-neck collar
- ruff
- choker
- dog collar
- Peter Pan collar
- neck
- neck opening
- ruffle
Antonyms
- start
- depress
- lower
- deteriorate
Etymology
- coler (Middle English (1100-1500))
- coler (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. collar
verb. ['ˈkɑːlɝ'] take into custody.
Synonyms
- seize
- nab
- cop
- clutch
- apprehend
- nail
- arrest
- pick up
Antonyms
- unhealthy
- ill
- unfit
- unsound
Etymology
- coler (Middle English (1100-1500))
- coler (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. blue
adjective. ['ˈbluː'] of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky.
Synonyms
- bluish
- blueish
Antonyms
- colorful
- lively
- consolable
Etymology
- blewe (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. blue
adjective. ['ˈbluː'] used to signify the Union forces in the American Civil War (who wore blue uniforms).
Antonyms
- comprehensible
Etymology
- blewe (Middle English (1100-1500))
8. blue
noun. ['ˈbluː'] blue color or pigment; resembling the color of the clear sky in the daytime.
Synonyms
- powder blue
- spectral colour
- steel blue
- Prussian blue
- navy blue
- cerulean
- turquoise
- peacock blue
- navy
- lazuline
- royal blue
- aqua
- blueness
- purplish blue
- ultramarine
- chromatic colour
- chromatic color
- sky-blue
- dark blue
- cobalt blue
- azure
- greenish blue
- sapphire
- spectral color
Antonyms
- thick
- tall
- superior
- estimable
Etymology
- blewe (Middle English (1100-1500))
9. blue
noun. ['ˈbluː'] blue clothing.
Synonyms
- clothing
- wear
- vesture
- habiliment
- wearable
Antonyms
- rising
- operative
- raised
- safe
Etymology
- blewe (Middle English (1100-1500))
10. blue
noun. ['ˈbluː'] any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are blue.
Synonyms
- organization
- organisation
Antonyms
- sufficient
- anticyclone
- loud
Etymology
- blewe (Middle English (1100-1500))