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trousered class

trousered class noun: the social class of those who are educated and who perform skilled work for a living.

Noun

trousered class (plural trousered classes)

  1. The social class of those who are educated and who perform skilled work for a living.
    • From 1947 to 1956 the so-called freedom was simply confined to the trousered class, the capitalist class, the class who could ride in big limousines.1965, Sri Lanka. Pārlimēntuva. Senate, Parliamentary Debates - Volume 22, Issues 16-27, page 2461
    • They are part of the 'trousered class', highly educated and westernized.1973, Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard, Peoples of the earth - Volume 12, page 120

Forms of trousered class

pluraltrousered classes

Questions about trousered class

What does trousered class mean?
Trousered class means the social class of those who are educated and who perform skilled work for a living.
What part of speech is trousered class?
Trousered class is a noun.
What is the plural of trousered class?
The plural of trousered class is trousered classes.

Words near trousered class in the dictionary

  1. trouser suits
  2. trouser tent
  3. trouser tents
  4. trouserdom
  5. trousered
  6. trousered class
  7. trousered classes
  8. trouserette
  9. trouserettes
  10. trouserian
  11. trousering

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