labourite
/ˈleɪbəˌɹaɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
a member or supporter of the British Labour Party, the left wing party of Great Britain
British usage
noun
Misspelling of Laborite (“Australian political party member, Labor Party”).
Example Sentences
- "For many British, as well as Australian socialists and labourites, the labour movement had a special duty to appropriate, restore and develop the "true" patriotism of "the education and uplifting of England herself as a nation", of democratic advance, of "a love of freedom", […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English Labour Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Labourite From Labour + -ite.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- British usage