noun
a person or group of people who are employed but still live in poverty
adjective
describing the state of being both employed and living in poverty
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The working poor are individuals who have jobs but still struggle to make ends meet due to low wages.
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It's tough out there for the working poor, trying to juggle work and bills with little to spare.
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Those working stiffs just can't catch a break, always scraping by paycheck to paycheck.
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The working poor are like hamsters on a wheel, constantly running but never getting ahead.