prole
prole · proles
A member of the proletariatA member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
UK/pɹəʊl/US/pɹoʊl/
Meaning
2 senses(informal)A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
(informal)A pleb (ordinary person).
More definitions
- a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
Origin
From proletarian by shortening.From proletarian by shortening.
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Forms
plural: prolesSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- a member of the working class (not necessarily employed):proletarianworker
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedprolefeed
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.