Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proletarian

/ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: pro-le-tar-i-an
IPA: /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the proletariat.

noun

A member of the proletariat.

Example Sentences

"While the May 30th Movement is usually perceived by historians as essentially a Communist-instigated urban proletarian movement, in the suburban countryside in Xihua county the antiforeign struggle attracted a sizable number of peasants. Surprisingly, the Xihua boycott in Youth Village (qingnian cun) was organized in the name of a peasant organization, the Central Plain Peasant Association (Zhongyuan nongmin xiehui)."

Etymology

From Latin proletarius (“a man whose only wealth is his offspring, or whose sole service to the state is as father”), from proles (“offspring, posterity”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: proletarius

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
British English: /ˌpɹəʊ.lɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

more proletarian (comparative) most proletarian (superlative) proletarians (plural)

Derived Forms

cybertarian nonproletarian proletarianise proletarianize proletarianism proletarianly proletarianness protoproletarian

Phrases

non-proletarian proletarian dictatorship proletarian internationalism

Synonyms

prole worker

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian

Questions

How do you pronounce proletarian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɹoʊ.lɪˈtɛɹi.ən/.
What does proletarian mean?: Of or relating to the proletariat.
Where does proletarian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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