PROLETARIAN


Meaning of PROLETARIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprō-lə-ˈter-ē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: Latin proletarius, from proles progeny, from pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish) — more at old

Date: 1658

: a member of the proletariat

• proletarian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.