Chiefly Brit., Informal proletarian: often a derogatory term
Origin of prole
popularized by George Orwell in his novel Nineteen Eighty-four (published 1949)prole
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prole
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A proletarian: “If there is hope … it lies in the proles” ( George Orwell )
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