lumpenproletariat

English

/lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/

noun
Definitions
  • (Marxism) the lowest stratum of the proletariat
  • a social underclass; the riffraff

Etymology

Borrowed from German Lumpenproletariat.

Origin

German (Berlin)

Lumpenproletariat

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