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Working-class
Working-class
work·ing-class
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Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
relating or belonging to the lower class of the society that mostly consists of people who perform manual or industrial labor and are employed for wages;
e.g. He wanted to escape his working-class upbringing by becoming highly educated.
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Humble
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Multitude
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