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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
  • While the current health risk for the general public remains low, people who work with birds, poultry or cows, or have recreational exposure to them, are at higher risk.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
  • People’s participation in both formal and informal service remains low.
    Alice Park, TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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
  • Obasi can’t stand the stench of this alien — who's also a commoner, to boot — and solves the inconvenience by handing him off to his queen Eshe (Thandiwe Newton), who'll raise him in the company of the pride’s females.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • What’s more, these sources tend to report the views of the most powerful, concealing dissent—and certainly not paying attention to the attitudes of commoners, as revealed in secondhand incarnations like Wiggo’s tale.
    Matthew Gabriele, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of commoner
Adjective
  • Across the lake, on the plebeian side, up the shoreline a mile or so, in the heart of downtown West Palm Beach, stand twin 32-story towers dubbed Trump Plaza of the Palm Beaches.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The other was the much more plebeian Chevrolet Bolt, which was cheaper but nowhere near as luxurious, nor as enjoyable to drive.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Aug. 2024
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
  • The Bunny Museum began as a humble endeavor back in 1998.
    Maxwell Williams, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Listen to this article Loading your audio article All five past, present and future presidents gathered Thursday at an inspirational state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the famously folksy peanut farmer who rose from humble beginnings in rural Georgia to become the 39th commander-in-chief.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of humble
Adjective
  • The Colts beat just one opponent during the 2024 season that finished the year with a winning record (the 10-7 Steelers in Week 4) and lost 45-33 to the lowly Giants in Week 17 to be knocked out of playoff contention.
    James Boyd, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
  • China too has risen from a lowly 94th in 2015 to 60th in 2025.
    Duncan Madden, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of lowly
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