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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Labor-saving

Labor-saving \La"bor-sav`ing\, a. 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.

Usage examples of "labor-saving".

Thus a large American food company proudly launched a labor-saving, add-water-only cake mix.

First I stack the clean plates in the dishwasher, which works okay, I guess, like all my other labor-saving devices, until some fat bastard shows up in his jumpsuit and traumatizes them with his tools.