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semiskilled

adj

Etymology

From semi- + 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. prefixed as semiskilled — “semi + skilled”

Definitions

  1. Requiring, or having, only minimal levels of training.

    • Near-synonym: low-skilled
    • Semiskilled workers are cheaper than skilled workers but more productive than unskilled drudges.
    • The greater job security of skilled workers compared with semiskilled and unskilled workers was clearly evident during the 1960–61 recession.

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