proletary
nounUK /ˈpɹəʊlɪtəɹi/ · US /ˈpɹoʊlɪˌtɛɹi/
Etymology From Latin prōlētārius, from prōlēs.
1
A proletarian.
- Of fifteen thousand proletaries slain in a battle, scarce fifteen are recorded in history, or one alone, the general perhaps, and after a while his and their names are likewise blotted out, the whole battle itself is forgotten., New York Review of Books, 2001, p.60