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new-collar

American  
[noo-kol-er, nyoo] / ˈnuˈkɒl ər, ˈnju /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.


Etymology

Origin of new-collar

First recorded in 1985–90


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The reality, says Ralph Whitehead Jr., an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts and an adviser to the Democratic Party, is the "new-collar" voter.

From Time Magazine Archive

His punchy, populist style is particularly effective with Main Street and back-street types, both the blue-collar conservatives and the "new-collar" workers in service and clerical jobs.

From Time Magazine Archive

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