pro ‧ le ‧ tar ‧ i ‧ at /ˌprəʊləˈteəriət, ˌprəʊlɪˈteəriət $ ˌproʊləˈter-/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: prolétariat , from Latin proletarius ; ↑ proletarian ]
the proletariat [+ singular or plural verb] the class of workers who own no property and work for wages, especially in factories, building things etc – used in ↑ socialist writings
—proletarian adjective
—proletarian noun [countable]