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Proletarian

//ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛəɹi.ən// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the proletariat.
"While the May 30th Movement is usually perceived by historians as essentially a Communist-instigated urban proletarian movement, in the suburban countryside in Xihua county the antiforeign struggle attracted a sizable number of peasants. Surprisingly, the Xihua boycott in Youth Village (qingnian cun) was organized in the name of a peasant organization, the Central Plain Peasant Association (Zhongyuan nongmin xiehui)."

Adjective

1
belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat wordnet

Noun

1
A member of the proletariat.
2
a member of the working class (not necessarily employed) wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

Etymology 2

From Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

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