Battler (underdog)
Australian term for working-class hard worker / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Battlers, in Australian colloquialism, are ordinary working-class people who persevere through their commitments despite adversity.[1][2] Typically, this adversity comprises low pay, family problems, environmental hardships and personal recognition woes.[3] It is a term of respect and endearment intended to empower and recognise those who feel as though they exist at the bottom of society. It has seen recent use in mainstream politics to describe a demographic of Australian people, most notably by former Prime Minister John Howard, who used it to describe his working-class voting base.[4]