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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Cognates and derived terms
- lumpen English
- Lump German
- Lumpenproletariat German
- Proletariat German