working-class
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See also: working class
English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
working-class (comparative more working-class, superlative most working-class)
- Of or pertaining to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance or other qualities.
- 1971, Barry Hindess, The Decline of Working-Class Politics, page 9:
- There is one obvious sense in which working-class politics has declined in the last twenty years or so: the proportion of working-class people involved at various levels of party politics has dropped.
- 1986, Theresa Conway, A Passion for Glory, page 78:
- Jean-Baptiste ordered herb soup, potatoes, and cheese along with two glasses of beer — a typical working-class lunch, he said to Aimee with a smile.
- 2001, Stephen Hopkins, Cathy Long, John Williams, Passing Rhythms: Liverpool FC and the Transformation of Football, page 27:
- It was a very working-class crowd on the Kop, mainly dockers and the like.
Synonyms[edit]
- (relating to working class): blue-collar
Translations[edit]
relating to the working class
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