proletariat
noun
- the class of lowest status in ancient Roman society
- Rare the class of lowest status in any society
- the working class; esp., the industrial working class
See proletariat in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(prōˌlĭ-târˈē-ĭt)
nouna. The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.
b. The poorest class of working people.
- The propertyless class of ancient Rome, constituting the lowest class of citizens.
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