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low-skilled

adj

Etymology

From low + skilled.

  1. derived from *(s)kelH-✻
  2. inherited from *skilōną✻
  3. derived from skilja
  4. inherited from scilian
  5. inherited from skilen
  6. formed as skilled — “skill + -ed”
  7. compounded as low-skilled — “low + skilled”

Definitions

  1. Not associated with, or not having, a higher level of skill.

    • Near-synonym: semiskilled
    • Robots may threaten low-skilled workers’ jobs, and AI may threaten high-skilled workers’ jobs, so I guess we'll all have a merry Christmas then!

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA