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pink-collar work

pink-collar work noun: any type of work involving the care-oriented career field or a field traditionally and historically considered to be the domain of women.

Noun

pink-collar work

  1. (labour, human resources) Any type of work involving the care-oriented career field or a field traditionally and historically considered to be the domain of women.

Questions about pink-collar work

What does pink-collar work mean?
Pink-collar work means any type of work involving the care-oriented career field or a field traditionally and historically considered to be the domain of women.
What part of speech is pink-collar work?
Pink-collar work is a noun.

Words near pink-collar work in the dictionary

  1. pink weed
  2. pink windmills
  3. pink-billed lark
  4. pink-billed larks
  5. pink-collar
  6. pink-collar work
  7. pink-eared duck
  8. pink-eared ducks
  9. pink-eye
  10. pink-eyed
  11. pink-eyes

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