Meaning | Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society. |
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Synonym | lower-class |
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Attribute of | status, position | The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
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Narrower | non-U | not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language / language use |
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proletarian | Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat |
propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar | Of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers |
upper-lower-class | Occupying the upper part of the lower class |
See also | lowborn | Of humble birth or origins |
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Opposite | middle-class | Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy |
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upper-class | Occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society |