blue-collaradj.n.

Brit.

/ˌbluːˈkɒlə/, U.S.

/ˈbluˈˌkɑlər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., collar n.

Etymology: < blue adj. + collar n. In sense A. 2 with reference to the blue of workers' overalls or to a blue work shirt (compare blue-collared adj. 1b), after white-collar adj.

A. adj.

1. British. Designating a prison inmate who wears a blue collar as a sign of good conduct, or the category to which such a prisoner belongs. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to skilled occupation > manual or industrial

blue-collar1880

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [adjective] > well-behaved or privileged

trusty1828

blue-collar1880

1880 L. Wingfield In Her Majesty's Keeping II. i. xiv. 93 The prisoner now before them..was a blue-collar man... He never gave the least trouble.

1903 Ld. W. B. Nevill Penal Servitude vii. 77 Under the new regulations of April, 1900, men who had reached the ‘blue-collar’ stage—that is, who have done three full years in prison with good conduct—were allowed to walk and talk together..on Sunday afternoon.

2. Originally U.S. Of or relating to manual work or workers, esp. in industry. Of a person: employed in such work. Opposed to white-collar adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [adjective]

workingOE

labouring1377

manuala1450

mechanicc1550

mechanical1584

manuary1652

blue-collar1929

blue-collared1951

1929 Life & Labor Bull. 1/1 No economic subject probably is discussed more frequently than the ‘wage question’... This holds for all groups, white collar and blue collar.

1936 Columbia Law Rev. 36 706 A ‘force’, whether in white-collar or blue-collar work, extends vastly beyond any legal unit known as ‘corporation’.

1959 Observer 1 Nov. 8/2 The split is no longer between white- and blue-collar workers, but between those with and those without the college diplomas.

1986 Business Week 28 Apr. 52/3 Blue-collar pay rates tend to follow patterns set by unions, even in unorganized companies.

2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Sept. ix. 15/1 I come from a blue-collar family... Wal-Mart clothes are relatable to me.

B. n.

Originally U.S. A manual worker, esp. one employed in industry. Cf. white-collar n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker

workmaneOE

handworker1480

manuary1581

hand labourer1583

manualist1592

operator1598

apron-mana1616

aproneer1659

apron-rogue1664

handler1763

blue-collar1951

1951 Washington Post 12 Sept. b1/6 (heading) D.C. heads act to get 10 to 18% increase approved for ‘blue collars’.

1963 Life 19 July 80/3 By 1956.., for the first time, white-collar workers began to outnumber blue collars in America.

1994 P. Lyons Class of '66 238 We remained mesmerized by..all too convenient categories: the black underclass, urban ethnic blue-collars, affluent suburban yuppies.

2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Oct. 118/2 I wanted to meet Garth. He was the god of the business... I was so overwhelmed by the whole thing, a blue collar like me.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue-collar
释义	blue-collaradj.n. Brit. /ˌbluːˈkɒlə/, U.S. /ˈbluˈˌkɑlər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., collar n. Etymology: < blue adj. + collar n. In sense A. 2 with reference to the blue of workers' overalls or to a blue work shirt (compare blue-collared adj. 1b), after white-collar adj. A. adj. 1. British. Designating a prison inmate who wears a blue collar as a sign of good conduct, or the category to which such a prisoner belongs. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > [adjective] > relating to skilled occupation > manual or industrial blue-collar1880 society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [adjective] > well-behaved or privileged trusty1828 blue-collar1880 1880 L. Wingfield In Her Majesty's Keeping II. i. xiv. 93 The prisoner now before them..was a blue-collar man... He never gave the least trouble. 1903 Ld. W. B. Nevill Penal Servitude vii. 77 Under the new regulations of April, 1900, men who had reached the ‘blue-collar’ stage—that is, who have done three full years in prison with good conduct—were allowed to walk and talk together..on Sunday afternoon. 2. Originally U.S. Of or relating to manual work or workers, esp. in industry. Of a person: employed in such work. Opposed to white-collar adj. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [adjective] workingOE labouring1377 manuala1450 mechanicc1550 mechanical1584 manuary1652 blue-collar1929 blue-collared1951 1929 Life & Labor Bull. 1/1 No economic subject probably is discussed more frequently than the ‘wage question’... This holds for all groups, white collar and blue collar. 1936 Columbia Law Rev. 36 706 A ‘force’, whether in white-collar or blue-collar work, extends vastly beyond any legal unit known as ‘corporation’. 1959 Observer 1 Nov. 8/2 The split is no longer between white- and blue-collar workers, but between those with and those without the college diplomas. 1986 Business Week 28 Apr. 52/3 Blue-collar pay rates tend to follow patterns set by unions, even in unorganized companies. 2006 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 10 Sept. ix. 15/1 I come from a blue-collar family... Wal-Mart clothes are relatable to me. B. n. Originally U.S. A manual worker, esp. one employed in industry. Cf. white-collar n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker workmaneOE handworker1480 manuary1581 hand labourer1583 manualist1592 operator1598 apron-mana1616 aproneer1659 apron-rogue1664 handler1763 blue-collar1951 1951 Washington Post 12 Sept. b1/6 (heading) D.C. heads act to get 10 to 18% increase approved for ‘blue collars’. 1963 Life 19 July 80/3 By 1956.., for the first time, white-collar workers began to outnumber blue collars in America. 1994 P. Lyons Class of '66 238 We remained mesmerized by..all too convenient categories: the black underclass, urban ethnic blue-collars, affluent suburban yuppies. 2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 2 Oct. 118/2 I wanted to meet Garth. He was the god of the business... I was so overwhelmed by the whole thing, a blue collar like me. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1880
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