propertyless
Without property—things ownedWithout property—things owned.
» They were not democracies; women, slaves, and the propertyless could not vote.
Meaning
2 senses(not comparable)Without property—things owned.
(not comparable)Having no properties—attributes or abstract qualities associated with an object.
More definitions
- of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers
Examples
1 sentencesThey were not democracies; women, slaves, and the propertyless could not vote.
Translations
1 languagesSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial laborers:wage-earningworking-classblue-collar
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedpropertylessness