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welfariat en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of welfare + proletariat.

Meanings

(derogatory) The class of people who live on welfare payments.
- Can we sustain a welfariat of its present size without serious economic, social and political consequences? 2005, Alfred Sherman, "Full of Sound and Fury", The Salisbury Review, Summer 2005