labor

noun

(Australian politics, informal) The Australian Labor Party.

A surname from French.

(chiefly American spelling) Alternative spelling of labour. [An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.]

(UK politics, American spelling, Australian spelling) Misspelling of Labour, a UK political party.

verb

(chiefly American spelling) Alternative spelling of labour. [(intransitive) To toil, to work.]

Roots

laborlabor- · Latin · toil, work

Synonyms for labor

travailn toilv workersn moilv laborersn drudgen childbedn employmentn workn taskn drudgeryn

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Where does labor come from?

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