Proletariat
WordNet

noun


(1)   A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
"There is a shortage of skilled labor in this field"
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Etymology


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Noun



  1. The working class or lower class.
      1. The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.
      2. In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property.
 
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