working stiff

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Definition of working stiff words

countable noun working stiff A working stiff is a person who has an ordinary job that is not well-paid. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

blue collar — of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar.
bourgeoisie — In Marxist theory, the bourgeoisie are the middle-class people who own most of the wealth in a capitalist system.
farmhand — a person who works on a farm, especially a hired worker; hired hand.
laborer — a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training: a laborer in the field.
commoners — Plural form of commoner.

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