| working-class 
 
 1. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers (Freq. 1)
 - "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw
 • Syn:
 propertyless, wage-earning, blue-collar
 • Similar to:
 lower-class, low-class
 2. working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
 - working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor
 • Syn:
 wage-earning
 • Similar to:
 blue-collar
 
 
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