lower-class (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *lower-class*:
ADJECTIVE	all	lower-class, low-class	occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society

English > *lower-class*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society.
Synonym	low-class
Attribute of	status, position	The relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
Narrower	non-U	not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language / language use
	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
Opposite	middle-class	Occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy
Opposite	upper-class	Occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society

HyperDic: lower-class