prole

[ prohl, proh-lee ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a member of the proletariat.
2. a person who performs routine tasks in a society.

adjective

1. proletarian ( def 1 ).

prole

/ prəʊl /

noun

1. See proletarian
   derogatory.
   short for proletarian

Word History and Origins

Origin of prole¹

First recorded in 1885–90; shortened form of proletariat

Example Sentences

Et licet unicus eis fuisset, mallent prole caruisse, quam talem habuisse.

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They reported to a woman named Farilla, who ran a fortune-telling parlor in the Prole district.

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It's safer to kill a Citizen than bloody a Prole's nose; they have all sorts of laws to protect them.

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Or have we wrongly understood the letters s. p. to signify sine prole?

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Contemnenda non est accurata circa Nomina Diligentia ei qui volucrit prole intelligere sacras Literas.

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