laborsaving

or la·bor-sav·ing

[ ley-ber-sey-ving ]
/ ˈleɪ bərˌseɪ vɪŋ /
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adjective

designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.

Origin of laborsaving

First recorded in 1765–75; labor + saving

Words nearby laborsaving

laborer, laborious, laborism, laborite, labors of hercules, laborsaving, labour, labour and socialist international, labour camp, labour day, labour exchange

Words related to laborsaving

automatic, automated, cold, cursory, emotionless, fixed, habitual, impersonal, instinctive, involuntary, lifeless, matter-of-fact, monotonous, perfunctory, routine, spiritless, standardized, stereotyped, unchanging, unconscious