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new-collar
[ noo-kol-er, nyoo ]
/ ˈnuˈkɒl ər, ˈnyu /
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adjective
pertaining to or designating middle-class wage earners holding jobs in a service industry.
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Origin of new-collar
First recorded in 1985–90
Words nearby new-collar
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle upon Tyne, new chum, New Church, New City, new-collar, Newcomb, Newcombe, New Comedy, Newcomen, newcomer
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