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.]

proletarianism pro'le·tar'i·an·ism n.

IN BRIEF: Of a person of the lowest or poorest class.

I am thinking of the onion again. . . . Not self-righteous like the proletarian potato, nor a siren like the apple. No show-off like the banana. — Erica Jong

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
  Synonyms: prole, worker

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The adjective proletarian has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property
  Synonym: propertyless
  Antonyms: patrician (meaning #1), plebeian (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - proletar-
n. - proletar

Nederlands (Dutch)
proletariër, proletarisch

Français (French)
adj. - (Pol, Écon) prolétarien, (gén) ouvrier
n. - prolétaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Proletarier
adj. - proletarisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προλετάριος
adj. - προλεταριακός

Italiano (Italian)
proletario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - proletário (m)
adj. - proletário

Русский (Russian)
пролетарий, пролетарский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - proletario
n. - proletario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - proletär
adj. - proletär-

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
普罗阶级的, 无产阶级的, 无产者, 劳工

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 普羅階級的, 無產階級的
n. - 無產者, 勞工

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 프롤타리아의, 무산계급의
n. - 무산주의, 무산계급정치

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - プロレタリア
adj. - プロレタリアの, 無産階級の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) البروليتاري : أحد افراد طبقه العمال (صفه) بروليتاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פועל, פרוליטרי‬
n. - ‮פרוליטר, איש הפרוליטריון‬

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