Definition of Proletarian

1. Noun. A member of the working class (not necessarily employed). "Workers of the world--unite!"

Exact synonyms: Prole, Worker
Group relationships: Labor, Labour, Proletariat, Working Class
Generic synonyms: Common Man, Common Person, Commoner
Specialized synonyms: Dogsbody

2. Adjective. Belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat.
Similar to: Low-class, Lower-class
Derivative terms: Proletariat

Definition of Proletarian

1. a. Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar.

Definition of Proletarian

1. Adjective. Of or relating to the proletariat. ¹

2. Noun. A member of the proletariat ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Proletarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Proletarian

prolegomena
prolegomenary
prolegomenon
prolegomenous
prolegs
prolepses
prolepsis
proleptic
proleptical
proleptically
proleptics
proler
prolers
proles
proletaneous
proletarian (current term)
proletarianise
proletarianised
proletarianises
proletarianism
proletarianisms
proletarianization
proletarianizations
proletarianize
proletarianized
proletarianizes
proletarians
proletariat
proletariate
proletariats

Literary usage of Proletarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Documents of Dissent: Chinese Political Thought Since Mao by James Chester Cheng (1980)
"Thus, they totally negated the principles and policies of the Great proletarian Cultural Revolution. They were disorderly and clamorous and viciously ..."

2. Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Oligarchical Tendencies of by Robert Michels (1915)
"Above all, however, such proposals are based upon an alleged greater kinship between the leaders of proletarian origin and the proletarians they lead. ..."

3. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Account of the Origin and by Lewis Henry Haney (1920)
"Finally, in 1848, the great proletarian revolution occurred in France, and from that 1 Menger. A.. The Right lo the Whole Produce of Labour, p. ..."

4. History of Economic Thought: A Critical Account of the Origin and by Lewis Henry Haney (1920)
"The Transition to More Realistic 2 and proletarian Socialism in France ... Finally, in 1848, the great proletarian revolution occurred in France, ..."

5. The Greatness and Decline of Rome by Guglielmo Ferrero (1908)
"CHAPTER IV MARIUS AND THE GREAT proletarian RISING OF THE ANCIENT WORLD Impoverishment, discontent, and moral disorder in Italy at the time of Marius' ..."

6. The Elements of Child-protection by Sigmund Engel (1912)
"The Health of proletarian Children.—Owing to the lesser resisting power of children ... Unfavourable conditions act upon proletarian women during pregnancy, ..."

7. In Praise of Film Studies: Essays in Honor of Makino Mamoru by Mark Howard Nornes, Mamoru Makino, Aaron Gerow (2001)
"This reprint was the tenth proletarian culture and art movement journal from the 1920s and 1930s that the Battle Flag Reprint Publication Society undertook ..."

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