labor-saving

adjective

Making work easier or faster.

“laborsaving devices such as food processors and dishwashers”

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Meanings

adjectivelabor-saving (comparative more labor-saving, superlative most labor-saving)

comparative more labor-saving · superlative most labor-saving · alternative laborsaving · alternative labour-saving · alternative laboursaving

  1. Making work easier or faster.

    laborsaving devices such as food processors and dishwashers

    1 more example

    The proliferation of labor-saving devices has not given us more leisure time, paradoxically.

Origin

From labor + saving.

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Translations

Finnish vaivaa säästävä
  • vaivaa säästäväTranslations
Polish ułatwiający pracę
  • ułatwiający pracęTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

labor-saving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labor-saving

MLA

“labor-saving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labor-saving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “labor-saving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/labor-saving.

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