noun
Meaning 1
A member of the proletariat; a proletarian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
prole
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Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəʊl/
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General-American: /pɹoʊl/
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rhymes with -əʊl
noun
Meaning 2
A pleb (ordinary person).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To prowl; to proll.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, obsolete
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a member of the working class (not necessarily employed)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- workers of the world--unite!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: proletarian, worker
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: commoner, common man, common person
Narrower terms: dogsbody
History
Etymology
From proletariat (“working class”) by shortening.
From prowl obsolete pronunciation (/pɹoʊl/), from Middle English prollen.