Synonyms and antonyms of People from a low social class in British Thesaurus

the precariat (noun)

a social group in advanced western societies consisting of people whose lives are difficult because they have little or no job security and few employment rights

the working class (noun)

the social class that consists of people who do not have much money, education, or power and who work mainly in manual jobs (=jobs that involve physical work): can be followed by a singular or plural verb

lower class (noun)

people who have the lowest social status: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

the proletariat (noun)

working-class people considered as a social group

the lower orders (noun)

Britishold-fashioned people from a low social class

underclass (noun)

the lowest social class in a society, consisting of people who are the poorest and have the least power

peasantry (noun)

peasants, considered as a social class

proletarian (noun)

a working-class person

the rabble (noun)

showing disapproval an insulting word for people who you think are from a lower social class than you are

riff-raff (noun)

an insulting or humorous word for people of a low social class

chav (noun)

Britishinformal offensive someone, especially a working-class person, who is not well educated, who dresses in designer clothes and wears a lot of gold jewellery but whose appearance shows bad taste

Dalit (noun)

Indian English someone who belongs to the lowest caste (=social class) in the traditional Hindu social system

the (great) unwashed ()

an offensive or humorous word for people from low social classes

the lowest of the low (British)

Britishhumorous someone from the lowest social class

the mob (noun)

old-fashioned an insulting word for the people from a low social class

plebeian (noun)

an ordinary person with no special job or social position

previously disadvantaged (adjective)

South African used for referring to people who were discriminated against under apartheid

prole (noun)

informal an insulting word for a working-class person

untouchable (noun)

in some societies, someone who belongs to the lowest social class

workers (noun)

working-class people