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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Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This left kids, seniors and people from nonwhite, working-class communities with few alternative routes.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
About Marcus King Marcus King grew up in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a working class family with deep roots in music.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
That leaves places such as Apache County in limbo in a debate centered over keeping government fully operational at existing funding levels and revising health insurance coverage for poor and working-class Americans.
—Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This left kids, seniors and people from nonwhite, working-class communities with few alternative routes.
—Menika Dirkson, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
The album also incorporated ancestral Afro-Puerto Rican rhythms and jíbaro sounds, grounding its critique in the cultural and musical roots of the island’s working class.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
About Marcus King Marcus King grew up in the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains in a working class family with deep roots in music.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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