Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

class enemy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: class en-e-my
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The enemy of a class, in particular the working class.

Example Sentences

"Like the Communist party before it, the Front National claimed to speak for the “working class”. The class enemy was rebranded from “bourgeoisie” to “elite”, communist xenophobia about “international capital” was supplemented with xenophobia against immigrants, and the proletariat had to ally with former adversaries such as small business owners, but the essential claim of working-class dignity remained intact."

Etymology

Calque of German Klassenfeind.

Inflected Forms

class enemies (plural)

Questions

What does class enemy mean?: The enemy of a class, in particular the working class.
Where does class enemy come from?: Calque of German Klassenfeind.

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