LUMPEN


Meaning of LUMPEN in English

/lum"peuhn/ , adj.

1. of or pertaining to disfranchised and uprooted individuals or groups, esp. those who have lost status: the lumpen bourgeoisie.

n.

2. a lumpen individual or group.

[ 1945-50; extracted from LUMPENPROLETARIAT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .