laborsaving

or la·bor-sav·ing

[ ley-ber-sey-ving ]

adjective

1. designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor:

   The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.

Word History and Origins

Origin of laborsaving¹

First recorded in 1765–75; labor + saving

Example Sentences

The agricultural papers and agricultural fairs had not succeeded in popularizing these great laborsaving devices.

From Project Gutenberg

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