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单词 proletarian
释义

proletarian

noun

pro·​le·​tar·​i·​an ˌprō-lə-ˈter-ē-ən How to pronounce proletarian (audio)
: a member of the proletariat
proletarian adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As a proudly class-conscious proletarian, Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes. J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2020 Yet modern liberalism fits the modern world of high human capital better than the old rightish model of dim-witted peasants properly led by the aristocracy or the old leftish model of gormless proletarians properly led by The Party. The Economist, 8 Jan. 2020 Owing to the extensive use of machinery and to division of labour, the work of the proletarians has lost all individual character, and, consequently, all charm for the workman. Tristram Hunt, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019 The proletarians have nothing to lose but their chains. Erik Kirschbaum, latimes.com, 3 May 2018 Unlike the proletarians whom Karl Marx exhorted to shed their chains, most people have rather a lot to lose. Yascha Mounk, Slate Magazine, 16 Mar. 2017 What if a roving band of mutant proletarians suddenly shows up at the front door? John Carl Baker, New Republic, 14 July 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin proletarius, from proles progeny, from pro- forth + -oles (akin to alere to nourish) — more at old

First Known Use

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above

proletarian 1 of 2

adjective

as in plebeian
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank a self-made Internet magnate who is not at all ashamed of his proletarian background

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • plebeian
  • lumpen
  • low
  • prole
  • bourgeois
  • humble
  • unwashed
  • ignoble
  • vulgar
  • lowly
  • inferior
  • lower-class
  • common
  • lowborn
  • poor
  • baseborn
  • mean
  • low-life
  • middle-class
  • working-class
  • simple
  • déclassé
  • plain
  • downscale
  • down-market

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • aristocratic
  • patrician
  • noble
  • genteel
  • great
  • grand
  • lofty
  • high
  • gentle
  • highborn
  • upper-class
  • upper-crust
  • blue-blooded
  • eminent
  • highbred
  • prominent
  • illustrious
  • wellborn
  • notable
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proletarian

2 of 2

noun

as in prole

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • plebeian
  • prole
  • commoner
  • everyman
  • pleb
  • laborer
  • little man
  • little guy
  • worker
  • everywoman
  • lug
  • Joe Six-Pack
  • peon
  • slob
  • John Doe
  • Joe Blow
  • plain Jane

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bigwig
  • fat cat
  • big wheel
  • big shot
  • big cheese
  • mover and shaker
  • VIP
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