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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Andrés Soto, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
As a working-class designer creating luxury womenswear, Coker was also thinking about the idea of social mobility this season.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Unbeknownst to him, that woman is Sophie (Yerin Ha), a working class maid who doesn't have a place in the Bridgertons' high society.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
One of the oldest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Highland Park has historically been a heavily Latino working-class community.
—Andrés Soto, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
As a working-class designer creating luxury womenswear, Coker was also thinking about the idea of social mobility this season.
—Emily Chan, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
To ignore race—or gender, or sexuality—while attempting to build working class solidarity is to say that there are some concerns of working class people that do not matter.
—Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
Unbeknownst to him, that woman is Sophie (Yerin Ha), a working class maid who doesn't have a place in the Bridgertons' high society.
—Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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