Synonyms: propertyless, working-class, wage-earning, blue-collar
Definition: of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers
Usage: party of the propertyless proletariat- G.B.Shaw
Similar words: low-class, lower-class
Definition: occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society
Synonyms: blue-collar
Definition: of or designating manual industrial work or workers
Similar words: industrial
Definition: employed in industry
Usage: the industrial classes; industrial work
Similar words: manual
Definition: doing or requiring physical work
Usage: manual labor; manual laborer
Similar words: wage-earning, working-class
Definition: working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries
Usage: working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor