proletariat

The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor.

The poorest class of working people.

The propertyless class of ancient Rome, constituting the lowest class of citizens.

Same as proletariate.

The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.

The working class or lower class.

The wage earners collectively, excluding salaried workers.

In ancient Rome, the lowest class of citizens, who had no property.

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages