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proletarian |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 proletary. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: proletarian adj 1: the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property [syn: {propertyless}] [ant: {patrician}, {plebeian}] 2: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat n : a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" [syn: {prole}, {worker}]
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