PROLETARIAN in a Sentence

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1. If she had no money, she was a proletarian, and sold herself for an existence.

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proletarian
 n.  member of working class; blue collar person
Classic Sentence:
1  If she had no money, she was a proletarian, and sold herself for an existence.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 31
2  The proletarian peasant woman, who toils by the day, turns round when the diligence passes by, the peasant proprietress, who toils in her field, does not turn round.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER IV—A BOTTLE OF INK WHICH ONLY SUCCEEDED IN WHITEN...
Example Sentence:
1  "Workers of the world, unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains" is addressed to each proletarian.