The ~ is a term used to refer to workers without high status, especially industrial workers.
...a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the ~.
= working class
N-SING-COLL: the N
The ~ is a term used to refer to workers without high status, especially industrial workers.
...a struggle between the bourgeoisie and the ~.
= working class
N-SING-COLL: the N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012