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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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 May 2025
The film deals in a fictional way with past wrongfully incarcerated working-class people seeking revenge against the guard who tortured and berated them.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
In fact, the Comprehensive Child Development Act aimed to expand a version of Head Start to the middle and working classes.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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Adjective
Springsteen, whose music has become synonymous with working-class struggles and the American heartland, has long supported Democratic candidates.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 22 May 2025
The film deals in a fictional way with past wrongfully incarcerated working-class people seeking revenge against the guard who tortured and berated them.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Noun
So many of the voting gains Republicans made have been to promoting legislative changes that benefit the middle and working classes.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
In fact, the Comprehensive Child Development Act aimed to expand a version of Head Start to the middle and working classes.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 10 May 2025
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“Working-class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/working-class. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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