proletarian

/pɹə‍ʊltˈe‍əɹi‍ən/

/ˌpɹoʊɫəˈtɛɹiən/

[noun] [adjective]

Proletarian

[NOUN]

a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)

synonyms : prole

worker

proletarian

[ADJECTIVE]

relating to a member of the working class

Examples

1. There were not all that many proletarians in 1867.

2. Often he would be a suicidal proletarian, a suicidal worker up against the forces of capitalism, or the forces of the police.

3. For that short period of time, Marx saw the embodiment of his proletarian revolt.

4. High noon is marked by a proletarian parade, when a mechanical conga line of milkmaids, clerks, blacksmiths, teachers, and first defenders are celebrated as the champions of everyday society.