PROLETARIAT


Meaning of PROLETARIAT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌprō-lə-ˈter-ē-ət, -ē-ˌat ]

noun

Etymology: French prolétariat, from Latin proletarius

Date: 1852

1. : the laboring class ; especially : the class of industrial workers who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labor to live

2. : the lowest social or economic class of a community

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