Overview of noun working_class

The noun working class has 1 sense

• labor, labour, working class, proletariat -- (a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field")

Overview of adj working_class

The adj working-class has 2 senses

• propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar -- (of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw)


• wage-earning, working-class -- (working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries; "working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor")