D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Labor-saving

· La·bor-sav·ing · IPA
01 a. Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; as, lab…
  1. 1.
    Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; as, labor-saving machinery; labor-saving appliances{4}; labor-saving devices like washing machines.
Syn. laborsaving.