third class
Lowest passenger accommodation
Third class refers to the lowest tier in a system of rankings, especially in travel accommodations.
On ships and trains, third class offered the cheapest fares with the most basic amenities: Immigrants crossed the Atlantic in third class.
Third-class mail in the US postal system (now called USPS Marketing Mail) handles bulk advertising at reduced rates.
The term implies inferior quality or second-rate treatment: They treated us like third-class citizens.
One who instructs
- steerageShip's cheapest quarters
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
- berthSleeping space on transport
sleeper · unreserved · general · deck · wooden · bench · overcrowded · crowded
Low in price
- affordableReasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- low-costRequiring little money
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
discount · bargain · value · thrifty · budget-friendly · cut-rate · low-end · subsidized
Inherited social division
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- statusOne's relative position
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- lowerReduce or move downward
inferior · commoner · peasant · segregation · discrimination · inequality · stratification · privilege
coach
One who instructs
- steerageShip's cheapest quarters
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- compartmentEnclosed subdivision of space
berth · sleeper · unreserved · general · deck · wooden · bench · overcrowded · crowded · congested
cheap
Low in price
- affordableReasonably priced
- inexpensiveLow in cost
- low-costRequiring little money
economical · discount · bargain · value · thrifty · budget-friendly · cut-rate · low-end · subsidized · concession
caste
Inherited social division
lower · inferior · commoner · peasant · segregation · discrimination · inequality · stratification · privilege · elitism
- classessubclass, superclass, underclass, caste, tier
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- TitanicTitanic, RMS Titanic, iceberg, sinking, lifeboats
- ranking systemstop secret, secret, confidential, unclassified, restricted
- ranksrank and file, enlisted ranks, tier one, officer rank, tier two
- shippingshipping, cargo ships, container ships, freight, package
third classfirst class
Highest quality or rank
first-class · premium class · business class · upper class · deluxe
third classfirst class
Highest quality or rank
first-class mail · priority mail · express mail · overnight delivery · next-day delivery
third classfirst class
Highest quality or rank
first · 2 · distinction · summa cum laude · magna cum laude
class, third, thirds, trimester, tertiary, thirdly, third-class