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precariat
[ pri-kair-ee-uht ]
noun
- the class of people whose income is so irregular or insecure as to adversely affect both their material and psychological well-being:
Once a corporate executive, now a struggling freelancer, he was wholly unprepared to join the precariat.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of precariat1
First recorded in 1955–60; blend of precar(ious) ( def ) and (proletar)iat ( def ); salariat ( def )
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Example Sentences
We the people, we the economic system, we the precariat are depressed.
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