proletarian
[proh-li-tair-ee-uh n]
adjective
pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
(in ancient Rome) belonging to the lowest or poorest class of the people.
noun
a member of the proletariat.
RELATED WORDS
humble, miserable, vulgar, petty, accessible, ubiquitous, prevalent, familiar, universal, rampant, public, simple, modest, obscure, unassuming, ordinary, unpretentious, employee, trader, peasant
Origin of proletarian
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Contemporary Examples of proletarian
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?
Historical Examples of proletarian
These are the only ones to whom the term "proletarian" could with any propriety be applied.
FolkwaysWilliam Graham Sumner
He mows down a proletarian and a Marshall Field with the same scythe.
The proletarian beat the table like a drum in praise of Paris.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston EditionRobert Louis Stevenson
A strike is the only way of impressing the proletarian psychology.
Ghetto ComediesIsrael Zangwill
You cannot possibly comprehend the proletarian civilization of the future.
The QuestFrederik van Eeden
proletarian
less commonly proletary (ˈprəʊlɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
adjective
noun plural -tarians or -taries
Word Origin for proletarian
C17: from Latin prōlētārius one whose only contribution to the state was his offspring, from prōlēs offspring
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