Definition of gray-collar

gray-collar

• pertaining to jobs between the unskilled/manual labor of blue-collar and the office labor of white-collar.

  Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'collar':
black collar crime	Definitions include: crime against a criminal who is in the act of breaking the law.
blue-collar	Definitions include: pertaining to unskilled or manual labor.
blue-collar job	Definitions include: a job requiring unskilled or manual labor.
collar	Definitions include: an arrest.
get hot under the collar	Definitions include: to become hot under the collar (i.e. angry.)
green-collar	Definitions include: pertaining to environmentally-friendly jobs.
hot under the collar	Definitions include: angry.
white-collar	Definitions include: adj., refined, smooth, suave; having the quality of sophistication and grace.
white-collar crime	Definitions include: non-violent crime committed usually in business circumstances, e.g. fraud and insider trading.
white-collar job	Definitions include: an office job.
Other terms relating to 'gray':
gray area	Definitions include: between two extremes.
Gray Lady, the	Definitions include: nickname for the New York Times.

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