proletariat
pro.le.tar.i.at \.pro--l*-'ter-e--*t, -'tar-\ n [F prole`tariat, fr. L proletarius] 1: the lowest social or economic class of a community 2: industrial workers who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labor to live
Webster's English Dictionarypro.le.tar.i.at \.pro--l*-'ter-e--*t, -'tar-\ n [F prole`tariat, fr. L proletarius] 1: the lowest social or economic class of a community 2: industrial workers who lack their own means of production and hence sell their labor to live