proletary

proletary

English

Etymology

From Latin prōlētārius, from prōlēs.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹəʊlɪtəɹi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹoʊlɪˌtɛɹi/
• Hyphenation: pro‧le‧ta‧ry

Noun

proletary (plural proletaries)

1. A proletarian.
   • 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, (please specify |partition=1, 2, or 3):

     , New York Review of Books, 2001, p.60:

     Of fifteen thousand proletaries slain in a battle, scarce fifteen are recorded in history, or one alone, the general perhaps, and after a while his and their names are likewise blotted out, the whole battle itself is forgotten.

Anagrams

• pyrolater