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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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Epstein was born in 1953 to working-class Jewish parents in Brooklyn and grew up in Sea Gate, a working-class neighborhood on Coney Island.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 July 2025
Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Solid working class, my dad often worked two, sometimes even three, tough physical jobs to support his large family.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Adjective
With stores strategically located near construction hubs in working-class urban and suburban areas, the company’s business model catered to small contractors more than Lowe’s, True Value and Ace Hardware.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 18 July 2025
Epstein was born in 1953 to working-class Jewish parents in Brooklyn and grew up in Sea Gate, a working-class neighborhood on Coney Island.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 18 July 2025
Noun
Like so many cities in America, though perhaps more so in working class three-shift towns, New Britain was filled with enormous three-floor, three-family wooden houses, each with apartments stacked one atop the other.
—Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025
Solid working class, my dad often worked two, sometimes even three, tough physical jobs to support his large family.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2025
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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