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Proletarian - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Proletarian : adj
1: the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no
property [syn: propertyless] [ant: patrician, plebeian]
2: belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat
(noun)
1: a member of the working class (not necessarily employed);
"workers of the world--unite!" [syn: prole, worker]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Proletarian : \Prol`e*ta"ri*an\, a. [L. proletarius. See
Proletary.]
Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the
commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. ``Every citizen, if he
were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost.'' --De
Quincey. -- n. A proletary.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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