LOWER-CLASS


Meaning of LOWER-CLASS in English

| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: lower class

1. : of or relating to the lower class

2. : belonging to or associated with the lower class and its possession of or inclination toward such characteristics as a low material standard of living, social instability, little emphasis on convention and the proprieties, and a low level of personal ambition and of aspiration especially toward education — compare middle-class , upper-class

3. : being an inferior or low-ranking specimen of its kind : ranking low in some scale or by some standard

after a couple of summers of seasoning in lower-class minor circuits — L.E.Davis

an invitation to a lower-class embassy — Lillian Hellman

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.