adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the proletariat. n. A member of the proletariat; a worker. [From Latin prōlētārius, belonging to the lowest class of Roman citizens (viewed as contributing to the state only through having children), from prōlēs, offspring; see al-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pro′le·tari·an·ism n. |
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