working stiff informal American EnglishAmEWORKER an ordinary person who works to earn enough money to live 〔依靠劳动挣钱谋生的〕普通工人working stiff• This was my first residence as a working stiff.• He was rising in the world, a celebrated hijacker, and Charlie was a working stiff with money problems.• Instead of working stiffs, we get craftsmen.• They're ordinary working stiffs, doing their job.• My dad was a poor working stiff.
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