labor

noun

1.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
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American spelling
2.
productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
Derived from:
labor laborious
Exemplifies:
American spelling
3.
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
Derived from:
labor
Exemplifies:
American spelling
4.
an organized attempt by workers to improve their status by united action (particularly via labor unions) or the leaders of this movement
Exemplifies:
American spelling