underclass
noun [C usually singular] /ˈʌn.də.klɑːs/
/-dɚ.klæs/ Definition
› a group of people with a lower social and economic position than any of the other classes of society: The long-term unemployed now constitute a sort of underclass.Class and class-consciousness in generalWealthiness and wealthyPoverty and poor
(Definition of underclass noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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