| Main Entry: | grass roots |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ordinary people |
Synonyms: |
Middle America, common people, hoi polloi, laboring class, middle class, proletariat, rank and file, the masses, wage-earners, working class, working people |
| Main Entry: | working class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | common laborers |
Synonyms: |
blue-collar workers, common laborer, factory laborer, factory laborers, grass roots, laboring class, plebeians, proles, proletariat, rank and file, the other half, unskilled laborer, unskilled laborers, wage-earners, workers, workfolk, working people, working stiff, working stiffs, workpeople |