Definition of lower-class Lower-class
We found 3 definitions of lower-class from 2 different sources.
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What does lower-class mean?
WordNet
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| lower-class - occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society | ||
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| 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 | ||
| lowborn of humble birth or origins; "a topsy-turvy society of lowborn rich and blue-blooded poor" | ||
| status, position the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life" | ||
| non-u not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use | ||
| proletarian belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat | ||
| propertyless, blue-collar, wage-earning, working-class of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; "party of the propertyless proletariat"- G.B.Shaw | ||
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Wiktionary 
- lower-class (Adjective)
Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class. - lower-class (Adjective)
Unrefined.
