Definitions
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
working-class professions that do not involve significantmanual labor , such asskilled technical professions, combining elements ofblue-collar andwhite-collar .
Etymologies
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From gray and collar by extension of white-collar and blue-collar, perhaps with gray being seen as intermediate between white and blue.
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Examples
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"Traditionally, that was true, but for blue-collar and gray-collar [maintenance and custodial] jobs, the wages are now about the same in both sectors," he said.
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