Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prole

/pɹoʊl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: pro-le
IPA: /pɹoʊl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.

Informal

noun

A pleb (ordinary person).

Informal

verb

To prowl; to proll.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[…] for he ordained, […] and that boyes and children ſhould have ſo little allowed them to eat, that they ſhould be forced to prole, and ſteal for their better proviſion, to make them thereby the more induſtrious, nimble, and quick of ſpirit, […]"
"But I will not ſuch Journies take, / To dig and prole in vain: / For was I to dig twenty Weeks, / Without might come again."
"[…] and Joseph went proling about after dark with his gun—and took and shot him!"
""This summer, by reason of continual employment abroad in service, not having leisure to prole for hawks, I cannot make that present unto you as I desired. […]”"

Etymology

From proletarian by shortening.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: prollen

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊl/
British English: /pɹəʊl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

proles (plural) proles (present, singular) proling (participle, present) proled (participle, past) proled (past)

Derived Forms

prolefeed

Synonyms

proletarian worker

Rhymes With

whole control role goal lol soul roll hole bowl coal poll sole

Questions

How do you pronounce prole?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊl/.
What does prole mean?: A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
Where does prole come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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