1. wage-earning, working-class

working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries

Example Sentences:
'working-class occupations include manual as well as industrial labor'

Synonyms

• working-class

2. blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class

of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers

Example Sentences:
'party of the propertyless proletariat'

Synonyms

• blue-collar
• propertyless
• working-class

Similar Words

• low-class
• lower-class