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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"Because if you lose control of the public finances, it is ordinary working people and businesses who pay the price with higher inflation, higher taxes and indeed higher interest rates," she added.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

“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

But working on farms with the working people of this country is my passion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

"It will affect the real rights of tens of millions of working people around the world," he added.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

For working people like C.P., trapped in East Durham, that wasn’t an option.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

working people

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