English Dictionary: proletarian | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Proletarian \Prol`e*ta"ri*an\, a. [L. proletarius. See Proletary.] Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. [bd]Every citizen, if he were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost.[b8] --De Quincey. -- n. A proletary. |