working-class

/ˈwʌrkɪŋklæs/
/ˈwʌkɪŋklɑs/
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Definitions of working-class
  1. adjective
    working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
    “working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor”
    synonyms: wage-earning
    blue-collar
    of or designating manual industrial work or workers
  2. adjective
    of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers
    synonyms: blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning
    low-class, lower-class
    occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
Pronunciation
US
/ˈwʌrkɪŋklæs/
UK
/ˈwʌkɪŋklɑs/
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