laborsaving

[ley-ber-sey-ving]

la·bor·sav·ing

[ley-ber-sey-ving]
adjective
designed or intended to reduce or replace human labor: The dishwasher is a laborsaving device.
Also, la·bor-sav·ing.


Origin:
1765–75; labor + saving
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Laborsaving is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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laborsaving

adjective
designed to replace or conserve human and especially manual labor; "laborsaving devices like washing machines" 
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