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welfariat

welfariat noun: the class of people who live on welfare payments.

Noun

welfariat

  1. (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

Origin of welfariat

Blend of welfare + proletariat.

Questions about welfariat

What does welfariat mean?
Welfariat means the class of people who live on welfare payments.
What part of speech is welfariat?
Welfariat is a noun.

Words near welfariat in the dictionary

  1. welfare trap
  2. welfare traps
  3. welfare-to-work
  4. welfared
  5. welfares
  6. welfariat
  7. welfaring
  8. welfarism
  9. welfarist
  10. welfaristic
  11. welfarists

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