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proletarian

[ proh-li-tair-ee-uhn ]

adjective

  1. pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
  2. (in ancient Rome) belonging to the lowest or poorest class of the people.


noun

  1. a member of the proletariat.

proletarian

/ ˈprəʊlɪtərɪ; -trɪ; ˌprəʊlɪˈtɛərɪən /

adjective

  1. of, relating, or belonging to the proletariat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a member of the proletariat
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈٲԾ, noun
  • ˌDZˈٲԲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • l·ٲi·· adverb
  • l·ٲi··Ա noun
  • 󲹱-··ٲi· adjective
  • ԴDzp··ٲi· adjective noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of proletarian1

First recorded in 1650–60; proletary, -an
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of proletarian1

C17: from Latin ōŧܲ one whose only contribution to the state was his offspring, from ōŧ offspring
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Example Sentences

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"Wellness" is best understood as an elite alternative to the proletarian "health."

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This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.

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The play’s snotty actors, meanwhile, clearly consider their foe a proletarian rube and airily patronize him.

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Red is one of those colors that’s both aspirational and proletarian at the same time.

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Their devotion to Slowick meanwhile, hovers between that of a proletarian army in revolt against its oppressors and the legions of the undead commanded by figures of aristocratic despotism such as Dracula.

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