Working-class — synonyms, definition

1. working-class (Adjective)

blue-collar propertyless wage-earning

working-class (Adjective) — Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial labourers. ex. "party of the working-class proletariat"

working-class (Adjective) — Working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries. ex. "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labour"

2. working-class (Noun)

labor labour proletariat proletariate

working-class (Noun) — A social class comprising those who do manual labour or work for wages. ex. "there is a shortage of skilled working class in this field"

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