working-class
working-class · more working-class · most working-class
рабочий, «синий воротничок»
Arbeiterklasse
Of or pertaining to the working classOf or pertaining to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance, or other qualities.
Meaning
1 sensesOf or pertaining to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance, or other qualities.
More definitions
- working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
- of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers
Translations
1 languagesForms
more working-class, most working-class| Comparative | more working-class Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most working-class Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsrelating to working class:blue-collar
Close in meaning
- working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries:wage-earning
- of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers:propertylesswage-earningblue-collar
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedworking-classize
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.