noun
A Marxist term for a member of the working class; often used in political or historical contexts. The word is a loan from German 'Proletarier'.
from German Proletarier
彼はプロレタリアの出身だと誇りに思っている。
He is proud of his proletarian background.
プロレタリア文学は20世
Proletarian literature flourished in the early 20th century.