pink-collar

[pingk-kol-er]

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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.

Origin of pink-collar

1975–80; on the model of blue-collar and white-collar

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Related Words for pink collar

member, laborer, clerk, worker, agent, representative, operator, attendant, plug, help, servant, breadwinner, hand, salesperson, cog, assistant, slave, hireling, domestic, apprentice

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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Word Origin and History for pink collar

pink-collar

adj.

in reference to jobs generally held by women, 1977, from pink (adj.), considered a characteristically feminine color, + collar (n.).