working class
noun [S, + sing/pl verb] (also the working classes)Definition
› a social group that consists of people who earn little money, often being paid only for the hours or days that they work, and who usually do physical work: The working class usually react/reacts in a predictable way to government policies. → Compare lower class, middle class, upper classClass and class-consciousness in generalWealthiness and wealthyPoverty and poor working-class /ˌwɜː.kɪŋˈklɑːs/
/ˌwɝː.kɪŋˈklæs/ adjective › working-class people/familiesClass and class-consciousness in generalWealthiness and wealthyPoverty and poor
/ˌwɝː.kɪŋˈklæs/ adjective › working-class people/familiesClass and class-consciousness in generalWealthiness and wealthyPoverty and poor(Definition of working class noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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