prole 1 of 2

adjective

ˈprōl How to pronounce prole (audio)
Definition of prolenext
as in low
belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank the writer's prole origins are evident in his gritty novels about life in the inner city

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prole

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noun

as in proletarian

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prole
  1. low
  2. proletarian
  3. lumpen
  4. commoner
  5. plebeian
  6. pleb
  7. humble
  8. lowly
Adjective
  • New York City and Philadelphia were expected to hit the mid-50s Sunday and low 60s by Wednesday.
    Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Alabama’s ceiling looked higher, but its floor looked lower.
    Chris Vannini, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of low
Noun
  • Later in the novel, Hans’s mind turns to the brutality of occupation: If in the course of a five-day plan, 200,000 Berliners were removed by 50,000, these 50,000 proletarians would be fused into a collective by the shock of having killed.
    Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 21 June 2023
  • As a proudly class-conscious proletarian, Martin is naturally supportive of worker strikes.
    J. Hoberman, The New York Review of Books, 22 Oct. 2020
Definition of proletarian
Adjective
  • Yet Empire Falls translates into a lumpen, stodgy miniseries, despite a fine central performance from Harris as a divorced diner owner with deep roots in the town and a structure that allows the past to keep informing and enriching the present.
    Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Rhys spent decades, often isolated and paranoid, in lumpen houses and apartments in and out of London, before success arrived late.
    New York Times, New York Times, 20 June 2022
Definition of lumpen
Noun
  • Maureen loathed that her daughter had married a commoner, and a Jew at that.
    Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The first is the secession of the plebeians, where commoners staged a walkout in protest of unfair treatment by the ruling class.
    Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of commoner
Adjective
  • Once upon a time, a doddering old man spoke of a dream about a united city in this empire’s capital, where every man, woman, and child could walk its streets and live a good life regardless of their patrician or plebeian birthright.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Skeptics might shrug their shoulders at this plebeian fare.
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
Definition of plebeian
Noun
  • Occasionally, like tonight, a chiseled pleb or square-jawed gym owner will pass muster, taking her to some exclusive club in Tribeca.
    Seija Rankin, EW.com, 29 Apr. 2021
  • But because these monsters have yet to develop any fungal armor, runners are susceptible to gunshots, knives, and any other weaponry that would take out your average pleb.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023
Definition of pleb
Adjective
  • Chapter 1: The Rise of Scribe Media Scribe Media started in 2014 as the humbler, niche-sounding Book in a Box.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Just a few steps up the hill is a humble boulangerie that punches far above its weight; Le Fornil de Mon Père has been making bread and pastries in the area for eight decades.
    Michael Venutolo-Mantovani, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • The Dolphins lived up to the hype — barely — with a 32-26 overtime victory over the lowly New York Jets Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.
    Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Both Arizona State and Colorado were once lowly teams in the Pac-12, but have since emerged as football powerhouses.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of lowly
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