Synonyms

lower class

[loh-er]

lower class

[loh-er]
noun
1.
a class of people below the middle class, having the lowest social rank or standing due to low income, lack of skills or education, and the like.
2.
(broadly) working class.

Origin:
1765–75

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low·er-class

[loh-er-klas, -klahs]
adjective
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values.

Origin:
1890–95
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lower class
 
n
1.  middle class upper class Compare working class the social stratum having the lowest position in the social hierarchy
 
adj
2.  of or relating to the lower class
3.  inferior or vulgar

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