working class

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Noun

working class (plural working classes)

1. The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.

   Synonyms: proletariat

   Coordinate terms: lower class#English|lower class, middle class#English|middle class, professional class#English|professional class, upper class#English|upper class, upper middle class#English|upper middle class

Translations

• French: classe ouvrière
• German: Arbeiterklasse
• Portuguese: classe trabalhadora, classe operária, proletariado
• Russian: рабо́чий класс
• Spanish: clase obrera

Adjective

working class (usually working-class before noun)

1. Alternative spelling of working-class

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