semiskilled

adjective

semi·​skilled ˌse-mē-ˈskild 

ˌse-ˌmī-,

-mi-

: having or requiring less training than skilled labor and more than unskilled labor

Examples of semiskilled in a Sentence

semiskilled and unskilled assembly workers

Recent Examples on the Web

Because these economies have focused their production on simpler, labor-intensive processes, where their relatively low literacy rates and skill levels matter less, the impact on semiskilled and unskilled American workers was profound. —Milton Ezrati, National Review, 7 Aug. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

semiskilled

adjective

semi·​skilled ˌsem-i-ˈskild 

ˌsem-ˌī-

: having or requiring less training than skilled labor and more than unskilled labor