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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CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Democrats’ latest plot to pick the pockets of working-class Americans in Massachusetts is to impose a $2 tax per every prescription written in the state.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The outer borough working class, not the Manhattan elite, will decide the winner and that’s the coalition of Cuomo’s electoral successes again and again.
—Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
President Trump's office says this is discriminatory against working-class people.
—CBS News, 23 Feb. 2025
The Democrats’ latest plot to pick the pockets of working-class Americans in Massachusetts is to impose a $2 tax per every prescription written in the state.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 23 Feb. 2025
Noun
Last year’s MacTaggart was delivered by Dear England creator James Graham, who passionately argued for greater working class representation.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
The outer borough working class, not the Manhattan elite, will decide the winner and that’s the coalition of Cuomo’s electoral successes again and again.
—Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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