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Definition of pink-collar adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pink-collar

adjective

/ˌpɪŋk ˈkɒlə(r)/

/ˌpɪŋk ˈkɑːlər/

[only before noun] (especially North American English)

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connected with low-paid jobs traditionally done mainly by women, for example in offices and restaurants
- pink-collar workers
compare blue-collar, white-collar

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