upper classnoun [ S, + sing/pl verb ]
uk/ˌʌp.ə ˈklɑːs/us/ˌʌp.ɚ ˈklæs/also the upper classes [ plural ]C1 a social group consisting of the people who have the highest social rank and who are usually rich:
The upper classes usually send their children to expensive private schools.
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working class noun
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Class & class-consciousness in general
- arriviste
- bougie
- bourgeois
- class struggle
- class-conscious
- high society
- Hooray Henry
- inverted snob
- lower class
- lowest common denominator
- polarize
- prole
- proletarian
- riff-raff
- Sloane Ranger
- the upper crust
- underclass
- untouchable
- upwardly mobile
- well bred
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upper-class
adjective uk/ˌʌp.əˈklɑːs/us/-ɚˈklæs/
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She comes from a very upper-class family.