prole
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈproʊl/
- Slur
- In the city, the proles often gather in community centers to discuss their shared experiences.
- thick-necked proles
Examples
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Now it's entirely possible that, despite all of this, the common prole is incompetent to judge his own ability in many areas.
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It's especially disenfranchising to see some of my fellow proles fighting for the party.
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''If there is hope... ''it lies in the proles.
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I interact with white proles in the music scene that I'm involved in.
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Where I live, at least 1/3 of the proles are waiting for the RAPTURE.
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That's why he's a baron and I'm a prole.
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"Sesame Street is probably the only PBS show that the typical prole or middle-class voter is even familiar with."
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I guess we proles need to learn to habla español and just accept our new neighbors.
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Here come the local pubescent proles, the future plumbers and shop assistants and doubtless the odd terrorist, too.
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Many proles struggle to find good jobs that pay a living wage.
Synonyms
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1.3
A person from the working class, not necessarily employed now
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7.4
A person who works for wages and does not own property
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word prole comes from the Latin word proles, which means 'offspring' or 'young ones', and it is a short form of proletariat, the name for the working class. That's why prole now refers to ordinary workers who are often seen as having little power or prestige.