I. |prōlə|terēən, -ta(a)r-, -tār- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin proletari us proletarian (from proles offspring, progeny, from pro- forth + root of -olescere to grow) + English -an — more at pro- , adult
: a member of the proletariat
II. adjective
Etymology: proletarian (I)
: of, relating to, or representative of the proletariat
proletarian policy
proletarian party
proletarian literature
proletarian background
— opposed to proprietarian