proletarian
pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
(in ancient Rome) belonging to the lowest or poorest class of the people.
a member of the proletariat.
Origin of proletarian
1Other words from proletarian
- pro·le·tar·i·an·ly, adverb
- pro·le·tar·i·an·ness, noun
- half-pro·le·tar·i·an, adjective
- non·pro·le·tar·i·an, adjective, noun
Words Nearby proletarian
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How to use proletarian in a sentence
This wouldn’t be the first time BMW took some good cues from the generally proletarian Suzuki.
22 of the weirdest concept motorcycles ever made | By John Burns/Cycle World | September 10, 2020 | Popular-ScienceDos Passos interweaved the stories of his more proletarian subjects with biographies of some well-known Americans.
Am I going to get a "knock on the door" asking me to explain how Fidel's proletarian paradise knew so much about the Poll Tax?
Socialists are very anxious to disassociate these from the "proletarian" Sunday-schools which teach atheism.
Secret Societies And Subversive Movements | Nesta H. WebsterIt should be obvious that a proletarian state would be tempted by this precedent.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
I shall always think of him in his proletarian grey woollen underdrawers and undershirt.
Tramping on Life | Harry KempWhether capitalist or proletarian, reformer or liberal, we have all along been behaving and thinking in soviet fashion.
The Behavior of Crowds | Everett Dean MartinTheir support for a genuinely proletarian revolution can hardly be expected, on Loria's own theory.
Karl Marx | Achille Loria
British Dictionary definitions for proletarian
less commonly proletary (ˈprəʊlɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
/ (ˌprəʊlɪˈtɛərɪən) /
of, relating, or belonging to the proletariat
a member of the proletariat
Origin of proletarian
1Derived forms of proletarian
- proletarianism, noun
- proletarianness, noun
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