work·ing-class
ˈwər-kiŋ-ˈklas 
: of, relating to, deriving from, or suitable to the class of wage earners
working-class virtues
a working-class family
: the class of people who work for wages usually at manual labor
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Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
See You At The Finish Line follows Lucas, a sharp-witted, working-class rower, and George, an American golden-boy captain, whose uneasy alliance evolves into a tender but combustible love story against the backdrop of the famous boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the working class will continue to shape elections as 62 percent of Americans remain without a college degree and, according to Statista, only 34 percent of households earn over $100,000.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
In part, the movie focuses on the connection between the veteran, working-class-style Brewers lineup and the city of Milwaukee, which in the early 1980s was reeling from the recession.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
See You At The Finish Line follows Lucas, a sharp-witted, working-class rower, and George, an American golden-boy captain, whose uneasy alliance evolves into a tender but combustible love story against the backdrop of the famous boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
Her brother, Chris Candy, adds fans of their father cheered a working class hero that stayed true to himself in Hollywood.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Ultimately, the working class will continue to shape elections as 62 percent of Americans remain without a college degree and, according to Statista, only 34 percent of households earn over $100,000.
—Alex J. Rouhandeh, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for working-class
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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