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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“We are making sure working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create,” Mamdani added.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Mangione has been hailed in some quarters of the internet as a latter-day Robin Hood, fighting against a rigged system on behalf of working people.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Primarily a sculptor and printmaker, Catlett worked in the social realist tradition and her work often celebrates the dignity of Black and brown working people, especially women.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Despite their insularity, Thompson’s works offer a reportorial curiosity of the world and a generosity toward working people.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 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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