Prolet
derNounproletarian, boor, lout, low-class person
Word details
- German meaning
- Abwertende Bezeichnung für einen Angehörigen der Arbeiterklasse, oft im marxistischen Kontext.
- English meaning
- Prole
- Synonym
- Proletarier, Arbeiter
- German example
- Im marxistischen Sinne ist der Prolet der Ausgebeutete.
- English example
- In a Marxist sense, the prole is the exploited one.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Prolet
- Plural Form
- die Proleten
Related words
- proletarisch
Proletarian
- Proletariat
proletariat
- Proletarier
Proletarian
- Lumpenproletariat
lumpenproletariat
- Arbeiterklasse
The working class refers to the social class whose members mainly earn their living through manual labor or simple employment.
Example sentences with “Prolet”
Benimm dich nicht wie ein Prolet. (Don't behave like a boor.)
Frequently asked questions
Is Prolet a formal term?
No, 'Prolet' is informal and often derogatory. It is a masculine noun (der Prolet) with the plural 'Proleten'.