(adj) of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers; - G.B.Shaw, Syn. working-class, wage-earning, blue-collar, Example:party of the propertyless proletariat
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
adj. 1. of or designating work or workers in industry not requiring well-groomed appearance. [ Narrower terms: industrial ] white-collar [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers. [ Narrower terms: lower-class, low-class ] Syn. -- propertyless, wage-earning, working-class. [ WordNet 1.5 ]