semiproletariat
English
noun
Definitions
- The class of marginalized workers who lack regular employment, such as working peasants, pedlars, small handicrafts makers, and the underemployed.
Etymology
Prefix from English proletariat.
Origin
English
proletariat
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Cognates and derived terms
- cyberproletariat English
- neo-proletariat English
- proletariat English
- protoproletariat English
- prolétariat French