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proletarian

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pro·le·tar·i·an  (prl-târ-n)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat.
n.
A member of the proletariat; a worker.

[From Latin prltrius, belonging to the lowest class of Roman citizens (viewed as contributing to the state only through having children), from prls, offspring; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]

prole·tari·an·ism n.

proletarian [pro-lit-air-ee-an]
Adjective
of the proletariat
Noun
a member of the proletariat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.proletarian - a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!"
labor, labour, proletariat, working class - a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title
dogsbody - a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do
Adj.1.proletarian - belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat
low-class, lower-class - occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society

proletarian
adjective 1. working-class, common, cloth-cap (informal) plebeian, blue-singlet Austral. (slang)
noun 2. worker, commoner, Joe Bloggs Brit. (informal) pleb, plebeian, prole (derogatory), (slang), chiefly Brit.
Translations
proletarian [prəulɪˈtɛərɪən] adjproletario
proletarian [prəulɪˈtɛərɪən] adjprolétarien(ne)
nprolétaire m/f
proletarian [prəulɪˈtɛərɪən] adjproletarisch
proletarian [prəulɪˈtɛərɪən] adj, nproletario/a


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The "dangerous class," the social scum, that passively rotting mass thrown off by the lowest layers of old society, may, here and there, be swept into the movement by a proletarian revolution; its conditions of life, however, prepare it far more for the part of a bribed tool of reactionary intrigue.
He had lived in Silesia, a member of a despised and persecuted race, and had taken part in the proletarian movement in the early seventies, when Bismarck, having conquered France, had turned his policy of blood and iron upon the "International.
He was a proletarian, according to his own aggressive classification, and he had wanted to write for a living.
 
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