English Explanatory Dictionary

semiproletariat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The class of marginalized workers who lack regular employment, such as working peasants, pedlars, small handicrafts makers, and the underemployed.

Word forms

semiproletariat semiproletariats semi-proletariat

Etymology

From semi- + proletariat.

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