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noun
a supporter of a labor movement
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
a member of a political party supporting labor
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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noun
a member or supporter of the Australian Labor Party, a centre-left political party of Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australian
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Misspelling of Labourite (“UK political party member, Labour Party”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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History
Etymology tree English labor Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English laborite From labor + -ite.
