[phrai] (n) EN: member of the proletariat ; commoner ; parvenu ; ordinary poor peopleFR: prolétaire [ m ] ; individu de bas étage [ m ] ; prolétariat [ m ] ; bas peuple [ m ] ; populace [ f ] (péjor.)
n. [ F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come to; per through + venire to come. See Par, prep., and Come. ] An upstart; a man newly risen into notice. [ 1913 Webster ]