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Proletarian — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
proletarian — index ignoble Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
proletarian — 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… … Etymology dictionary
proletarian — ► 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 … English terms dictionary
proletarian — [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 … English World dictionary
proletarian — [[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 … English dictionary
proletarian — 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 … English dictionary
proletarian — 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
proletarian — adj. Proletarian is used with these nouns: ↑revolution … Collocations dictionary
proletarian — pro|le|tar|i|an1 [ ,proulə teriən ] adjective working class proletarian pro|le|tar|i|an 2 [ ,proulə teriən ] noun count a working class person … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
