working class
noun
those persons working for wages, especially in manual labor.
working classes
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pluralof working class.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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May Day, which celebrates workers and the working classes, sees a major police deployment in Turkey every year, with a large area in the heart of Istanbul around Taksim Square sealed off.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Of these culturally Muslim, rural working classes often credited with wanting a theocracy, my mother says “they just wanted someone to give them their rights. The only thing that united them was basic human needs.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
"I think we're on the right path, but the middle and working classes are suffering too much."
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
So there was this pressure brought both internally. from the disaffected working classes, and externally.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2023
In front of the Palazzo Farnese, beyond its own piazza, is that known as the Campo di Fiore, a centre of commerce among the working classes.
From Walks in Rome by Augustus J. C. Hare
