C2 noun #94,968 most common

lumpenproletariat

UK /lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/ | US /lʊm.pən.pɹəʊ.lə.ˈtɛː.ɹi.ət/

The lowest stratum of the proletariat

lumpenproletariat in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) The lowest stratum of the proletariat
  • (noun) A social underclass; the riffraff

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun The lowest stratum of the proletariat
  2. 2
    noun A social underclass; the riffraff

Synonyms

hoi polloi mob rabble riffraff
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