proletarian
/ˌproʊlɪˈtɛriən/
noun
- A member of the working class, especially one who does manual labor and does not own the means of production.
- Many proletarians joined the union to fight for better working conditions.
- Marx wrote about the role of the proletarian in the industrial society.
- The novel tells the story of a proletarian struggling for fair wages in a factory.
Antonyms
adjective
- Relating to the working class; typical of or concerning ordinary workers.
- The artist's work celebrated proletarian life in the city.
- The party adopted a proletarian platform focused on workers' rights.
- They lived in a modest, proletarian neighborhood on the outskirts of town.