| Main Entry: | plebeian |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | base, lower-class |
Synonyms: |
banal, coarse, common, conventional, humble, ignoble, low, lowborn, lowly, mean, ordinary, pedestrian, popular, proletarian, traditional, uncultivated, unrefined, unsophisticated, unwashed, vulgar, working-class |
Antonyms: |
aristocratic, noble, rich, upper-class, wealthy |
| 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 |