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unskilled labor

un·skilled la·bor
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-skild ley-ber]
    • /ʌnˈskɪld ˈleɪ bər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-skild ley-ber]
    • /ʌnˈskɪld ˈleɪ bər/

Definitions of unskilled labor words

  • noun unskilled labor work that requires practically no training or experience for its adequate or competent performance. 1
  • noun unskilled labor the labor force employed for such work. 1
See all 2 definitions of unskilled labor

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Origin of unskilled labor

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35

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Parts of speech for Unskilled labor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unskilled labor

unskilled labor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% 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.

unskilled labor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unskilled labor

noun unskilled labor

  • handwork — work done by hand, as distinguished from work done by machine.
Just one Synonym for unskilled labor

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