the lower middle class
noun🔊/ðə ˌləʊə mɪdl ˈklɑːs/
🔊/ðə ˌləʊər mɪdl ˈklæs/
[singular + singular or plural verb] (also the lower middle classes [plural])
the class of people in society, especially in the past, between the working class and the middle class, such as office workers or shopkeepers, but not professional peopleTopics People in societyc1