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- [sem-ee-skild, sem-ahy-]
- /ˌsɛm iˈskɪld, ˌsɛm aɪ-/
- /sˈemɪskˌɪld/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sem-ee-skild, sem-ahy-]
- /ˌsɛm iˈskɪld, ˌsɛm aɪ-/
Definitions of semiskilled word
- adjective semiskilled having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor. 1
- adjective semiskilled worker: with some skills 1
- adjective semiskilled work: requiring some skills 1
- adjective semiskilled A semiskilled worker has some training and skills, but not enough to do specialized work. 0
- adjective semiskilled partly skilled or trained but not sufficiently so to perform specialized work 0
- adjective semiskilled partly skilled 0
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Origin of semiskilled
First appearance:
before 1915 One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; semi- + skilled
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Parts of speech for Semiskilled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
semiskilled popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
semiskilled usage trend in Literature
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