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Proletarian

🔄 Synonyms of "Proletarian"

5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
prolenoun	(informal) A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
workernoun	One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
low-class	Lacking social rank or respectability.
lower-class	Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
propertyless	Without property—things owned.

↔️ Antonyms of "Proletarian"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
plebeiannoun	Of or concerning the common people.
patriciannoun	A person of high birth; a nobleman.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Proletarian"

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Word	Definition
prolenoun	(informal) A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
lower-class	Not of the elite, of the peasantry or working-class.
workernoun	One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
low-class	Lacking social rank or respectability.
propertyless	Without property—things owned.
proletariatnoun	(Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie (“the capital-owning class”).
working-class	Of or pertaining to the working class; suggestive of the working class in manner of speaking, outlook, appearance, or other qualities.
laborernoun	One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
wage-earnernoun	Alternative form of wage earner. [Someone who works for wages, especially if that wage supports a household.]
wageworkernoun	A worker who earns a wage.
plebeiannoun	Of or concerning the common people.
plebnoun	A commoner; a member of the lower class of a society.
commonernoun	A member of the common people who holds no title or rank.
blue-collarnoun	Working class; engaged or trained in essentially manual labor.
toilernoun	A person who toils or labors.
manual laborernoun	One who performs manual labor
drudgenoun	(also attributively) A person who works in a low servile job.
menialnoun	Of or relating to work normally performed by a servant.
hirelingnoun	(usually derogatory) An employee who is hired, often to perform unpleasant tasks with little independence.
peasantnoun	A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.