Noun 1. prole - a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world--unite!" proletarian, worker, labor, labour, proletariat, working class - a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; "there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field" common man, common person, commoner - a person who holds no title dogsbody - a worker who has to do all the unpleasant or boring jobs that no one else wants to do