mid 17th cent.: from Latin proletarius(from prolesoffspring), denoting a person having no wealth in property, who only served the state by producing offspring, + -an
英英釋義行業(yè)釋義網(wǎng)絡釋義
noun
1.a member of the working class (not necessarily employed);
workers of the world--unite!
2.the lowest class of citizens of ancient Rome who had no property
3.belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat