A worker in a collar-making factory or someone who specializes in the manufacture or fitting of collars.
From 'collar' + 'man' (Old English 'mann', person). The term emerged during the Industrial Revolution when collar production became a specialized factory trade.
In the 1800s, collar-making was such a specific trade that 'collarman' had its own job title—factories had hundreds of workers doing just one step repeatedly, which was the birth of modern assembly-line manufacturing that we still use today.
Occupational compound using 'man' as generic worker suffix, common in early 20th-century labor terminology where male workers dominated collaring roles (laundry, textile manufacturing). 'Man' persisted in job titles even when women entered these fields.
Use 'collar worker' or 'collaring operator' to remain neutral and inclusive of all workers regardless of gender.
["collar worker","collaring operator","collar attendant"]
Women comprised significant portions of industrial collaring workforces, particularly in laundries and garment production, yet occupational language centered male terminology.
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