Spanish Conversation · Level 165
30 words
Spanish word
proletario
Pronunciation
IPA/pɾoleˈtaɾjo/
Meaning
- masculine nounproletarian
Example
El proletario trabaja en la fábrica.
The proletarian works in the factory.
More examples
La prensa entrevistó a un proletario sobre sus condiciones de trabajo.
The press interviewed a proletarian about his working conditions.
Core concept
A wage-dependent member of the working class.
Similar words
trabajador: A person who works to earn a living, a neutral term for an ordinary worker.
obrero: A manual laborer who works in factories or construction, doing hands-on industrial tasks.
asalariado: A person who receives a regular salary from an employer for ongoing work.
jornalero: A day laborer hired and paid by the day for short-term, often manual, jobs.
Definition in Spanish
Persona que forma parte de la clase trabajadora y vive de un salario, término frecuente en contextos sociales, económicos y políticos.
Word origin
From Latin proletarius (from proles 'offspring'), it comes to name people who subsist on wages within the working class.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation proletario carries political or formal overtones, and trabajador or empleado is a more neutral way to refer to an ordinary worker.
Other meanings
- laborernoun
Opposites
- patrónemployernoun
Related words
- proletariadoproletariatnoun
- proletarizadoproletarianizedadjective