Dictionary

semiskilled en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of tasks, qualifier:jobs; or the people who do them; jobs; or the people who do them) Requiring, or having, only minimal levels of training.
   • Semiskilled workers are cheaper than skilled workers but more productive than unskilled drudges.
   • “Scientific” management principles recognized the significant role of machines in better and more efficient production systems. Specifically, semiskilled workers using machines could produce more than the skilled workers in small craft shops. 2008, Jon M. Werner, Randy L. DeSimone, Human Resource Development, →ISBN, page 6:
   • The greater job security of skilled workers compared with semiskilled and unskilled workers was clearly evident during the 1960–61 recession. 1961, Occupational Outlook Handbook, page 336:
   • Near-synonym: low-skilled

Forms

Coordinates

tight · gain · skillful · apt · fluent · ready · crack · adroit · masterous · handy · proficient · accomplished · consummate · competent · artful · able · expert · professional · facile · thoroughbred · deft · skilled · qualified · practiced · masterful · masterly · dexterous · crafty · conversant · capable · unskilled · maestrolike · adept · versed · masterlike · quick · habile · skilled

Relateds

trained · specialist

Synonyms

low-skilled

Translations (8)

el ημιειδικευμένος (requiring only minimal levels of training) · cy lled-fedrus (requiring only minimal levels of training) · hu betanított (requiring only minimal levels of training) · id setengah ahli (requiring only minimal levels of training) · cmn 半技術 /半技术 (requiring only minimal levels of training) · ko 반숙련 (requiring only minimal levels of training) · cmn 半熟練 /半熟练 (requiring only minimal levels of training) · de angelernt (requiring only minimal levels of training)