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middle class

[mid-l klas] / ˈmɪd l ˈklæs /
NOUN
neither the nobility nor laboring class
Synonyms
STRONG
bourgeois bourgeoisie burgherdom educated class middle order middle-income group
NOUN
an economic class perceived as average
Synonyms
STRONG
Middle America hoi polloi middle order middle-income group ordinary people plain folks proletariat working class
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of the middle class
Synonyms
WEAK
bourgeois conformist conventional ordinary square traditional

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Related: Cars were once a financial engine of America’s middle class.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

Timeshares, whose clientele skew middle class, might not be quite as resilient—especially since the purchases are such a big, ongoing financial commitment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“I’m middle class and this is really impacting me.”

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

While from time to time, like Matthew Arnold a century before, she professed to see some virtue in the lower classes, she reserved most of her literary barbs for the middle class.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“There was no middle class like you have here.”

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times