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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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“It is the honor of an entire lifetime to host a night celebrating the literal hardest working people in showbiz,” she said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 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

Rising rent “just makes everything harder for the working people that need to live and need to work and want to live near where they work,” James said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

"This crying horse really fits the reality of modern working people," she added.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

In principle I heartily agreed with this, for I knew that it was impossible for working people to forge instruments of political power until they had achieved unity of action.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright