labor A2 Topic:Work & Careers Also spelled labour US /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like laver /v/ vs /b/ Freq #4037 Meanings 1 noun Hard work, especially physical work done for pay. Their labor did not require a great deal of skill. 2 noun Workers as a group, or the workforce of a country or industry. There is a shortage of skilled labor in this field. 3 verb To work hard, especially at something difficult. They labored for years to build the business. 4 noun The process of giving birth. She went into labor early in the morning. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · hard work, especially... labourtoil 2 noun · workers as a group, or the... labourworking class 3 verb · to work hard, especially at... toil 4 noun · the process of giving birth. childbedlabour Word family Forms laboredlaboringlabors Common collocations labor organizer Noun + noun manual labor Adjective + noun organized labor Adjective + noun Etymology Variant of Labarre. Topics Work & Careers External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # labor **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈleɪ.bɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 4037 ## Meanings 1. Hard work, especially physical work done for pay. 2. Workers as a group, or the workforce of a country or industry. 3. To work hard, especially at something difficult. 4. The process of giving birth. ## Examples - Their labor did not require a great deal of skill. - There is a shortage of skilled labor in this field. - They labored for years to build the business. - She went into labor early in the morning. ## Etymology Variant of Labarre. ## Topics - Work & Careers markdown