proletariat in Finnish

(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

(often, derogatory, also, figuratively) The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses.

(Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie.

(Marxism) Wage earners collectively; people who own no capital and depend on their labour for survival; the working class, especially when seen as engaged in a class struggle with the bourgeoisie.

(chiefly, Ancient Rome, historical) The lowest class of citizens, who had no property and few rights, and were regarded as contributing only their offspring to the state.