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proletarian

  • /ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/ UK
  • /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/ US

Rhymes with -ɛəɹiən

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From Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

adjective more proletarian · most proletarian

  1. Of or relating to the proletariat. While the May 30th Movement is usually perceived by historians as essentially a Communist-instigated urban proletarian movement, in the suburban countryside in Xihua county the antiforeign struggle attracted a sizable number of peasants. Surprisingly, the Xihua boycott in Youth Village (qingnian cun

noun proletarians

  1. A member of the proletariat.

    Similar: prole

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adj relating to proletariat

Españolproletario
中文無產階級的 /无产阶级的 wúchǎnjiējí de
Portuguêsproletário
Françaisprolétaire, prolétarien
Deutschproletarisch
Italianoproletario
Ελληνικάπρολεταριακός proletariakós
Русскийпролета́рский proletárskij
العربيةبْرُولِيتَارِيّ broletāriyy

noun member of the proletariat

Españolproletario, proletaria
한국어프롤레타리아 peurolletaria
日本語プロレタリア puroretaria
中文無產者 /无产者 wúchǎnzhě
Portuguêsproletário, proletária
Françaisprolétaire, prolo
DeutschProletarier, Proletarierin
Italianoproletario, proletaria
Ελληνικάπρολετάριος proletários
Românăproletar, proletară
Русскийпролета́рий proletárij, пролета́рка proletárka
Tiếng Việtvô sản, người vô sản
العربيةبْرُولِيتَارِيّ broletāriyy, بْرُولِيتَارِيَّة broletāriyya
עבריתפְּרוֹלֶטַרְיוֹן proletáryon

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@misc{proletarian_2026,
  title = {proletarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proletarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}