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semiproletariat

noun

Etymology

From semi- + proletariat.

  1. derived from *h₂el-✻ — “to grow, nourish”
  2. derived from proletārius
  3. borrowed from prolétariat
  4. prefixed as semiproletariat — “semi + proletariat”

Definitions

  1. The class of marginalized workers who lack regular employment, such as working peasants,…

    The class of marginalized workers who lack regular employment, such as working peasants, pedlars, small handicrafts makers, and the underemployed.

    • The semiproletariat consisted of those who did manual labor for one or more masters and who surrendered their surplus product either as rent or as surplus value to their employers.

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