social class so·cialc·lass fairly common noun 1. people having the same social or economic status “the working class” “an emerging professional class” Synonymsclasssocial classsocio-economic class Related words Word family classify Broader terms people Narrower terms worldage classagriculturebrotherhoodestatelaborlower classmiddle class Parts class structure WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.