Labor Day

noun

: a day set aside for special recognition of working people: such as

a

: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday

b

: May 1 in many countries

Examples of Labor Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump's Tuesday trip and Vance's upcoming one means the president and vice president will have visited Texas -- typically reliably red -- eight times since Labor Day weekend. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

In the City, which launched in May, films in the fall soon after Summer House wraps production over Labor Day weekend. — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026

End the regular season in July, and end the postseason on Labor Day weekend. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

First, impacts from Hurricane Marie arrived on Labor Day weekend, walloping the coast with 8- to 10-foot waves. — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Labor Day

• aaa
• alleyway
• alumnae
• anime
• anyway
• arete
• attache
• axillae
• baa
• beaujolais
• bouvier
• breakaway

Kids Definition

Labor Day

noun

: the first Monday in September observed in the U.S. and Canada as a legal holiday in honor of working people