proletarian
Americanadjective
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pertaining or belonging to the proletariat.
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(in ancient Rome) belonging to the lowest or poorest class of the people.
noun
adjective
noun
Other Word Forms
- half-proletarian adjective
- nonproletarian adjective
- proletarianism noun
- proletarianly adverb
- proletarianness noun
Etymology
Origin of proletarian
Example Sentences
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This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Red is one of those colors that’s both aspirational and proletarian at the same time.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Lamar, 34, is an astonishing technician, a keen observer of Black life, a proletarian superhero, an artist who reckons with moral weight in his work.
From New York Times • May 16, 2022
The social critic Mike Davis once called these “stealth houses” that hide their “luxurious qualities with proletarian or gangster facades.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022
Aunt Xi-wen tried to smile to show her support of the proletarian revolutionary young guards, but the smile froze before it was fully formed.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
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