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Definition of Labor Day
1. Noun. First Monday in September in the United States and Canada.
Group relationships: Sep, Sept, September
Definition of Labor Day
1. Noun. (American English) The holiday marking the unofficial end of summer, held on the first Monday in September. ¹
2. Noun. Annual holiday held May 1 to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Labor Day
Literary usage of Labor Day
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Holy-days and Holidays: A Treasury of Historical Material, Sermons in Full by Edward Mark Deems (1906)
"It must not be supposed, however, that the new law makes Labor Day a holiday,
... The Congressional enactment makes Labor Day a legal public holiday in the ..."
2. The Tribune Almanac and Political Register by Horace Greeley (1914)
"1. Feh 22, May to (Memorial Day). July 4. Labor Day. ... Labor Day, Oct.
12 (Columbus Dny). Fast Day, Thanksgiving and Dec. 25. ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"Labor Day, in the United States, the first Monday in September, ... In Europe
the celebration of the first of May as Labor Day was begun in 1890 with a ..."
4. Annual Report (1899)
"It is further agreed that the work done on Sundays and holidays, viz: New Years,
Decoration Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day. Thanksgiving and Christmas shall ..."
5. The Child Labor Bulletin by National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) (1916)
"The "Pageant of Sunshine and Shadow" was given on Child Labor Day by 24 ...
Four special Child Labor Day pamphlets were issued this year. ..."
6. Speeches of William Jennings Bryan by William Jennings Bryan, Mary Baird Bryan (1909)
"XI IN CHICAGO ON Labor Day Delivered in Chicago on Sept. ... Labor Day is a legal
holiday and it was made so because the legislators thought the ..."
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