[loh-er] 
| 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. |
[loh-er-klas, -klahs] | of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the lower class: lower-class values. |
| low·er class (lō'ər) n. The socioeconomic class or classes of lower than middle rank in a society. low'er-class' (lō'ər-klās') adj. |