working-class adjective 1working class noun 1forms 5 adjective1 •Of or pertaining to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance, or other qualities.There is one obvious sense in which working-class politics has declined in the last twenty years or so: the proportion of working-class people involved at various levels of party politics has dropped. — 1971 working class noun1 •The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others. formsworking classes · more working class · more working-class · most working class · most working-class