Labor Day

noun

1. (in the U.S.) a legal holiday, commonly the first Monday in September, in honor of labor.

Labor Day

noun

1. (in the US and Canada) a public holiday in honour of labour, held on the first Monday in September

2. (in Australia) a public holiday observed on different days in different states

Labor Day

1. A national holiday in the United States and Canada in honor of working people. Labor Day is observed on the first Monday in September.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Labor Day¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Over Labor Day weekend, the couple took Leo to the Long Island shore and enjoyed the beach.

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Just after Labor Day, Cook welcomed hundreds to Apple’s spaceship campus to unveil his newest generation of iPhones.

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Last summer, a Long Beach man was stabbed to death near the park, and on Labor Day a man’s body was pulled from park lake.

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But around Labor Day, the two started to diverge.

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In 1921, hoteliers in Atlantic City subverted that idea by creating their own revue of “bathing beauties,” held the week after Labor Day as a way to extend the summer season.

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