Laborite

[ ley-buh-rahyt ]

noun

1. a member of a political party promoting the interests of labor.
2. (lowercase) an advocate or member of a labor union or movement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Laborite¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; labor + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

A certain type of labor agitator, or a “parlor laborite,” prefer to see only the gloomy side of the worker's life.

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