proletarian

noun
UK: /ˌprəʊ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən/
US: /ˌproʊ.ləˈteə.ri.ən/

  1. A member of the working class, especially a manual laborer.

    1. He felt solidarity with the proletarian.
    2. The revolution aimed to empower the proletarian masses against exploitation.

Synonyms

laborer worker working-class
proletarian adjective

  1. Relating to the working class or the proletariat.

    1. This is proletarian art.
    2. The party platform focused on proletarian rights and social justice.
proletarian transitive-verb

  1. To cause to become proletarian; to reduce to the condition of a proletarian.

    1. Globalization can proletarianize skilled workers.
    2. Economic shifts increasingly proletarianize individuals in traditionally middle-class professions.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "proletarian" is /ˌprəʊ.lɪˈteə.ri.ən/ in British English and /ˌproʊ.ləˈteə.ri.ən/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "proletarian": laborer, worker, working-class.

Example usage of "proletarian": "He felt solidarity with the proletarian.". More examples on the page.