working people

NOUN

grassroots

Synonyms

WEAK

Middle America common people hoi polloi laboring class middle class proletariat rank and file the masses wage-earners working class

NOUN

labor

Synonyms

STRONGEST

laborer work force worker

STRONG

apprentice breadwinner employee hand help helper hireling learner prentice proletarian toiler

WEAK

blue-collar worker hard hat rank and file

Antonyms

STRONG

check hindrance obstruction

WEAK

entertainment fun management manager

NOUN

working class

Synonyms

WEAK

blue-collar workers common laborers factory laborers grassroots laboring class plebeians proles proletariat rank and file the other half unskilled laborers wage earners wage slaves workers workfolk working stiffs workpeople

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“Meanwhile, working people pay the price in higher rents, depleted services, and a city that has stopped working for them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mangione has been hailed by some on social media as a modern Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

I know firsthand that working people and farmers don’t want handouts or pity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Downing Street declined to comment on the essay before it was published, but said Sir Keir was "fully focussed on delivering change for working people".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

“He ought to keep his eyes closed to things like that and know who his friends are. A boss is a boss, and working people got to stick together.”

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

working people

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