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1Proletarian — Prol e*ta ri*an, a. [L. proletarius. See Proletary.] Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. Every citizen, if he were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost. De Quincey. n. A… …
2proletarian — index ignoble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3proletarian — 1650s (n.), 1660s (adj.), from L. proletarius citizen of the lowest class, in ancient Rome, propertyless people, exempted from taxes and military service, who served the state only by having children; from proles offspring, progeny (see PROLIFIC… …
4proletarian — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to the proletariat. ► NOUN ▪ a member of the proletariat. ORIGIN Latin proletarius (from proles offspring ), denoting a person without wealth, who served the state only by producing offspring …
5proletarian — [prō΄lə ter′ē ən] adj. [< L proletarius, citizen of the lowest class (see PROLETARY) + AN] of the proletariat n. a member of the proletariat; worker …
6proletarian — [[t]pro͟ʊlɪte͟əriən[/t]] proletarians 1) ADJ Proletarian means relating to the proletariat. ...a proletarian revolution. 2) N COUNT A proletarian is a member of the proletariat …
7proletarian — Communist The proletariat, from the Latin proletarius, the lowest class in the Servian arrangement (Wm Smith, 1933) first described those in feudal service and then anyone who worked for a wage, among whom middle class revolutionaries… …
8proletarian — I UK [ˌprəʊləˈteərɪən] / US [ˌproʊləˈterɪən] adjective working class II UK [ˌprəʊləˈteərɪən] / US [ˌproʊləˈterɪən] noun [countable] Word forms proletarian : singular proletarian plural proletarians a working class person …
9proletarian — noun Etymology: Latin proletarius, from proles progeny, from pro forth + oles (akin to alere to nourish) more at old Date: 1658 a member of the proletariat • proletarian adjective …
10proletarian — adj. Proletarian is used with these nouns: ↑revolution …