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labor¹

  • /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -eɪbə(ɹ)

noun labors

  1. US, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative spelling of labour

verb labors · laboring · labored

  1. US, alternative Alternative spelling of labour

Labor²

proper noun

  1. Australian, informal The Australian Labor Party. 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. UK, US, misspelling Misspelling of Labour, a UK political party.

Labor³

Where it comes from

Variant of Labarre.

proper noun Labors

  1. A surname from French.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: working class, task, proletariat, drudge, labour party, confinement, project, labor party, drive, push, tug, undertaking, labour, travail, toil, moil

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@misc{labor_2026,
  title = {labor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/labor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}