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

lumpenintelligentsia

Translations

in Marxism: the lowest stratum of the proletariat

French: lumpenproletariat (fr)
German: Lumpenproletariat (de) n

Spanish: lumpenproletariado (es) m, lumpemproletariado (es) m, lumpen (es) m

the social underclass, the riffraff

Japanese: ルンペン (rumpen)

See also

lumpenproletariat on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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