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Proletarian vs Proletary - What's the difference?

proletarian | proletary |

As nouns the difference between proletarian and proletary

is that proletarian is a member of the proletariat while proletary is a proletarian.

As an adjective proletarian

is of or relating to the proletariat.

proletarian

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to the proletariat.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of the proletariat

    • proletary

    English

    Noun

    (proletaries)
  • A proletarian.
  • *, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.60:
  • *:Of fifteen thousand proletaries slain in a battle, scarce fifteen are recorded in history, or one alone, the general perhaps, and after a while his and their names are likewise blotted out, the whole battle itself is forgotten.