Labor
//ˈleɪ.bɚ// name, noun, verb, slang
name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·Middle school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of labour. US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
- 2 productive work (especially physical work done for wages) wordnet
- 3 any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted wordnet
- 4 the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913 wordnet
- 5 a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages wordnet
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- 6 a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries wordnet
- 7 an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement wordnet
- 8 concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child wordnet
Verb
- 1 Alternative spelling of labour. US, alt-of, alternative
- 2 undergo the efforts of childbirth wordnet
- 3 strive and make an effort to reach a goal wordnet
- 4 work hard wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 The Australian Labor Party. Australian, informal
"Nevertheless there is a distinct difference of emphasis, in the sense just indicated, between the two sides of Australian politics. There has always been some international isolationism, too, in Labor circles in Australia."
- 2 A surname from French.
- 3 Misspelling of Labour, a UK political party. UK, US, alt-of, misspelling
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Mechanical power took the place of manual labor."
Etymology
Variant of Labarre.
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