A man who works for wages, esp. in manual or industrial work; (in later use) a working-class man. Also with the as the type of working people or…
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| 释义 | society > society and the community > social class > the common people > specific classes of common people > [noun] > working class > one of (11) working manOE A man who works for wages, esp. in manual or industrial work; (in later use) a working-class man. Also with the as the type of working people or… mechanical1600 = mechanic, n. 1. Now archaic (used chiefly as an echo of Shakespeare in quot. 1600). mechanic1607 A manual worker, an artisan. Now archaic or historical. workman1704 A member of a socio-economic class consisting of such workers, esp. as distinct from other classes. Cf. worker, n. 3d. Obsolete. proletarian1841 A member of the proletariat (proletariat, n. 1a); a worker. proletary1879 = proletarian, n. (in various senses). prole1887 = proletarian, n. 2. slob1910 Originally Irish English; later U.S. slang and colloquial. Originally and chiefly U.S. An average or ordinary person; esp. a working-class man. Subcategories:— woman or girl (3) |
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