adj.
Pronunciation: ' lu ̇ m-p ə n, ' l ə m-
Function: adjective
Etymology: German Lumpenproletariat degraded section of the proletariat, from Lump contemptible person (fr. Lumpen rags) + Proletariat
Date: 1936
1 : of or relating to dispossessed and uprooted individuals cut off from the economic and social class with which they might normally be identified < lumpen proletariat> < lumpen intellectuals>
2 : PLEBEIAN 2