Antonyms for proletarian


Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : proh-li-tair-ee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌproʊ lɪˈtɛər i ən


Definition of proletarian

Origin :
  • 1650s (n.) "member of the lowest class;" 1660s (adj.) "of the lowest class of people;" with -ian + Latin proletarius "citizen of the lowest class" (as an adjective, "relating to offspring"), in ancient Rome, propertyless people, exempted from taxes and military service, who served the state only by having children; from proles "offspring, progeny" (see prolific).
  • As in lowly : adj inferior, plain
  • As in mean : adj poor; of or in inferior circumstances
  • As in plebeian : adj base, lower-class
  • As in popular : adj common, standard
  • As in blue-collar : adj of manual workers
  • As in unwashed : adj lowly
  • As in humble : adj poor, inferior
  • As in plebeian : noun person of lower class
  • As in proletariat : noun working class
  • As in worker : noun person who is employed
  • As in blue-collar worker : noun manual or technical laborer
Example sentences :
  • These are the only ones to whom the term "proletarian" could with any propriety be applied.
  • Extract from : « Folkways » by William Graham Sumner
  • He mows down a proletarian and a Marshall Field with the same scythe.
  • Extract from : « Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 » by Various
  • The proletarian beat the table like a drum in praise of Paris.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition » by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • A strike is the only way of impressing the proletarian psychology.
  • Extract from : « Ghetto Comedies » by Israel Zangwill
  • You cannot possibly comprehend the proletarian civilization of the future.
  • Extract from : « The Quest » by Frederik van Eeden
  • They do not see the proletarian papers and would be repelled by them if they did.
  • Extract from : « Six Major Prophets » by Edwin Emery Slosson
  • The proletarian Socialists do not believe what they say, and therefore they are so violent in saying it.
  • Extract from : « Demos » by George Gissing
  • "Proletarian rabble, the," pre-convention conference of , 137-139.
  • Extract from : « The I.W.W. » by Paul Frederick Brissenden
  • His chosen field in society is the portrayal of the middle-class and proletarian.
  • Extract from : « Unicorns » by James Huneker
  • The African is not a proletarian in the world of science and art.
  • Extract from : « The Black Man, the Father of Civilization » by James Morris Webb

Synonyms for proletarian

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