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LOWER-CLASS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
Synonyms:
low-class; lower-class
Classified under:
Similar:
non-U (not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use)
proletarian (belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat)
blue-collar; propertyless; wage-earning; working-class (of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers)
upper-lower-class (occupying the upper part of the lower class)
Also:
lowborn (of humble birth or origins)
Attribute:
position; status (the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society)
Antonym:
middle-class (occupying a socioeconomic position intermediate between those of the lower classes and the wealthy)
upper-class (occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society)
