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| pro·le·tar·i·an [ prlə térree ən ] |
adjective |
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of working class: relating to the working class
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noun (plural pro·le·tar·i·ans) |
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1. worker: a member of the working class
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2. industrial wage-earner: in Marxist theory, a member of the industrial working class whose only asset is labor sold to an employer
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3. impoverished ancient Roman: a member of an impoverished social class of ancient Rome that had the lowest status and possessed no property
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| [Mid-17th century. < Latin proletarius "low-status Roman who serves the state only by producing offspring" < proles "offspring"] |
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  pro·le·tar·i·an·ism noun |
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