Lower-class
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lower-class is an adjective meaning Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
Meaning
Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
More Meanings
- Unrefined.
Example Sentences
The lower-class people have little chance of advancement.
His lower-class tastes tended to run to three-stooges movies and cheap drink.
Synonyms for lower-class
Depending on context, synonyms include proletarian, low-class, blue-collar, propertyless, working-class.
Antonyms for lower-class
Common opposites include middle-class, upper-class.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include working-class, blue-collar, proletarian, low-class, propertyless, nonbourgeois.
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