PROLETARIAN


Meaning of PROLETARIAN in English

/ ˌprəʊləˈteəriən; NAmE ˌproʊləˈter-/ adjective

connected with ordinary people who earn money by working, especially those who do not own any property

—compare bourgeois

►  pro·le·tar·ian noun

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from Latin proletarius (from proles offspring), denoting a person having no wealth in property, who only served the state by producing offspring, + -an .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.