proletarian

Prol`e*ta"ri*an, a. Etym: [L. proletarius. See Proletary.] Defn: Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. "Every citizen, if he were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost." De Quincey. -- n. Defn: A proletary.

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