pro·le·tar·i·an (pr  l -târ  - n)adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat. n. A member of the proletariat; a worker. [From Latin pr lt rius, 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.]pro le·tari·an·ism n. |
proletarianism
the practices, attitudes, social status, or political condition of an unpropertied class dependent for support on daily or casual labor. — proletarian, n., adj.
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