proletariat
English
/ˌpɹoʊlɪˈtɛəɹi.ət/
noun
Definitions
- The working class or lower class.
- The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.
- (history) In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property; "regarded as contributing nothing to the state but offspring" (OED, 1992).
Etymology
Derived from French prolétariat.
Origin
French
prolétariat
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Cognates and derived terms
- cyberproletariat English
- neo-proletariat English
- protoproletariat English
- semiproletariat English
- prōlētārius Latin
- Proletariat German
- prolétaire French
- prolétariat French
- пролетариа́т Russian
- пролетариат Russian
- proletariat Polish
- 普羅列塔利亞 Chinese