lumpenproletariat
English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat, which is Lumpen (“rag”) + French prolétariat, from Latin prōlētārius, the lowest class of Roman citizen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lɐmpənpɹoʊləˈtɛɹi.ət/
Noun
lumpenproletariat (plural lumpenproletariats)
- (Marxism) the lowest stratum of the proletariat
- a social underclass; the riffraff
Synonyms
- (riffraff): hoi polloi, mob, rabble, riffraff
Related terms
Translations
in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat
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the social underclass, the riffraff
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See also
lumpenproletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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