noun
- a member of the proletariat; a working-class person
Usage: informal; sometimes derogatory
Examples
- The novel depicts the struggles of proles in industrial society.
- He dismissed the concerns as typical prole complaints.
- The party claimed to represent the interests of proles everywhere.
- She grew up as a prole in the factory district.
- The revolution was supposed to empower the proles.
- Many proles worked double shifts to make ends meet.