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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Vincent Trometter, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The show starred Quirke and Linda Robson as working-class Essex women who begin living together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
This was also the beginning of the production exodus, undermining and scattering Hollywood’s working class, as Canada and then other territories began to aggressively chip away at the local economy with their tax breaks.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Trump appeals to working-class voters who feel like they have been left behind.
—Vincent Trometter, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The show starred Quirke and Linda Robson as working-class Essex women who begin living together when their husbands are sent to prison for armed robbery.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
Noun
But what's glaringly absent is a discussion of how this influx of wealth impacts the working class in these areas.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
This was also the beginning of the production exodus, undermining and scattering Hollywood’s working class, as Canada and then other territories began to aggressively chip away at the local economy with their tax breaks.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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