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semiskilled

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Requiring, or having, only minimal levels of training.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: jobs; or the people who do them; jobs; or the people who do them

Examples

  • Near-synonym: low-skilled
  • Semiskilled workers are cheaper than skilled workers but more productive than unskilled drudges.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: low-skilled

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English skilled English semiskilled From semi- + skilled.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 半熟練 /半熟练 (bàn shúliàn) — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半技術 /半技术 (bàn jìshù) — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • German: angelernt — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • Greek: ημιειδικευμένος (imieidikevménos) — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • Hungarian: betanított — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • Indonesian: setengah ahli — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • Korean: 반숙련 (bansungnyeon) — requiring only minimal levels of training
  • Welsh: lled-fedrus — requiring only minimal levels of training