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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 — ► 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 — 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… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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
