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pink-collar

[ pingk-kol-er ]
/ ˈpɪŋkˈkɒl ər /
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adjective
of or relating to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work: secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.
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Origin of pink-collar

1975–80; on the model of blue-collar and white-collar
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British Dictionary definitions for pink-collar

pink-collar

adjective
of, relating to, or designating low-paid occupations traditionally associated with female workersCompare blue-collar, white-collar
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