class enemy

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

Noun

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

Origin

Calque of German Klassenfeind.

Forms

class enemies