leisure class

noun

: people who do not have to work

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The Las Olas Boulevard leisure class has too much time on its hands. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 May 2026 Overall, these institutions emerged at the pleasure of a growing leisure class. Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2025 And so then the leisure class became more associated with slenderness, and this was happening at the same time that fashions were really changing. Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2024 Thus was born the leisure class, with its extravagant notions of recreation. Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 5 Mar. 2024 The year is 1883, and all is well for the leisure class in New York City. EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023

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“Leisure class.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leisure%20class. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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