Home › Words › P › proletaryproletary/ˈpɹəʊlɪtəɹi/proletary means A proletarian.proletary is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊlɪtəɹi/.EtymologyFrom Latin prōlētārius, from prōlēs.nounA proletarian.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.proletarian 91% match — Of or relating to the proletariat. vs proletary →prole 77% match — A member of the proletariat; a proletarian. vs proletary →proletariat 74% match — The lowest class of society; also, the lower classes of society generally; the masses. vs proletary →protoproletarian 73% match — Of or relating to a protoproletariat. vs proletary →proletarianness 73% match — The state or quality of being proletarian. vs proletary →nonproletarian 71% match — one who is not a proletarian vs proletary →protoproletariat 70% match — A group of unskilled labourers with the potential of becoming a proletariat. vs proletary →cyberproletariat 70% match — A proletariat in cyberspace or on the Internet. vs proletary →