HyperDic: working-class

English > 2 senses of the word working-class:
ADJECTIVEallworking-class, propertyless, wage-earning, blue-collarof those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers
allworking-class, wage-earningworking for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
English > working-class: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningOf those who work for wages especially manual or industrial / industrial laborers.
Synonymspropertyless, wage-earning, blue-collar
Broaderlower-class, low-classOccupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
Spanishobrero
Catalanobrer
English > working-class: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningWorking for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries.
Example"working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor"
Synonymwage-earning
Broaderblue-collarOf or designating manual industrial work or workers
Spanishobrero, trabajador
Catalanobrer, treballador

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