pink-collar

[pingk-kol-er] /ˈpɪŋkˈkɒl ər/

adjective

of or pertaining to a type of employment traditionally held by women, especially relatively low-paying work:

secretaries, phone operators, and other pink-collar workers.

Origin

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

British Dictionary definitions for pink-collar

adjective

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

Word Origin and History for pink-collar

adj.

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