lower class

low·er class  (lr)

n.

The socioeconomic class or classes of lower than middle rank in a society.

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lower-class (lr-kls) adj.

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lower class

n

(Sociology) the social stratum having the lowest position in the social hierarchy Compare middle class, upper class, working class

adj lower-class

1. (Sociology) of or relating to the lower class

2. inferior or vulgar

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Noun

1.

lower class - the social class lowest in the social hierarchy underclass social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class"