prole
[ prohl, proh-lee ]
/ proʊl, ˈproʊ li /
noun Informal.
a member of the proletariat.
a person who performs routine tasks in a society.
adjective
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Nearby words
- prolapse of uterus,
- prolapsus,
- prolate,
- prolately,
- prolation,
- proleg,
- prolegomenon,
- prolegomenous,
- prolepsis,
- proleptic
Origin of prole
First recorded in 1885–90; shortened form of proletariat
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Examples from the Web for proles
Compare Nineteen Eighty-Four, p. 72, ‘If there is hope, wrote Winston, it lies in the proles.’
The word proletariat, from proles, means first of all, having many children (Vielkinderei)!
Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II|William RoscherSic, macte Proles Neptunia novisque honoribus hanc gentem nostram cumula, male coepisti, si hic sistas.
Terrestrial and Celestial Globes Vol II|Edward Luther StevensonHeinrici 169; Muricipis proles cito discit prendere mures, id.
prole
/ (prəʊl) /
noun, adjective
derogatory, slang, mainly British short for proletarian
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