black-collar

== English == === Etymology === From black market and -collar. === Adjective === black-collar (not comparable) (rare) Of or pertaining to employment in the black market; that is, to engagement in illicit trade or distribution of untaxed goods and services. (slang) Relating to creative work. black-collar worker Relating to coalminers and oil workers. (rare) Relating to the clergy. Synonyms: cleric, clerical; see also Thesaurus:clerical ==== Related terms ==== black market ==== Translations ==== === See also === Not to be confused with black-coated. === References === Yuri Dolgopolov (2016), “black-collar workers”, in A Dictionary of Confusable Phrases, McFarland, →ISBN, page 50