1. (adj)wage-earning, working-class working for hourly wages rather than fixed (e.g. annual) salaries Synonyms: blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class Antonyms: middle-class, upper-class, white-collar
2. (adj)propertyless, wage-earning, working-class, blue-collar of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers Synonyms: blue-collar, propertyless, wage-earning, working-class Antonyms: white-collar, middle-class, upper-class