Added 9 October 2026
labor
/ˈleɪ.bɚ/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about labor at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages.
there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field
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Productive work (especially physical work done for wages).
his labor did not require a great deal of skill
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Concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child.
she was in labor for six hours