Labor

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

“there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field”

Synonymslabourworking classproletariat

productive work (especially physical work done for wages)

“his labor did not require a great deal of skill”

Synonymslabourtoil

concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child

“she was in labor for six hours”

Synonymsparturiencylabourconfinementtravailchildbed

an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement

Synonymslabor movementtrade union movement

a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900; characterized by the promotion of labor's interests and formerly the socialization of key industries

Synonymsbritish labour partylabour partylabour

the federal department responsible for promoting the working conditions of wage earners in the United States; created in 1913

Synonymsdepartment of laborlabor departmentdol

strive and make an effort to reach a goal

“She tugged for years to make a decent living”

Synonymstuglabourpushdrive

work hard

“She was digging away at her math homework”

Synonymslabourtoilfagtravailgrind

undergo the efforts of childbirth

Synonymslabour