/ prəʊl; NAmE proʊl/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) an offensive word for a working class person
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of proletariat .
/ prəʊl; NAmE proʊl/ noun
( old-fashioned , BrE , informal ) an offensive word for a working class person
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation of proletariat .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005