semiskilled
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of semiskilled
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Example Sentences
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In Lynn, Mass., shopkeepers consolidated skilled labor while distributing semiskilled work to households.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025
KBR, which employs more than 1,200 mostly Filipino workers at Diego Garcia as clerks, warehouse workers and in other semiskilled jobs, kept pay rates unchanged.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2022
As baby boomers age, O'Keefe says, they'll drive the need for semiskilled health care workers, such as home health aides, to assist with daily tasks and basic medical services.
From US News ● Jan. 26, 2016
An agency reported that the work force nationwide is composed of 10% professional, 10% clerical, 30% skilled, 15% service, and 35% semiskilled laborers.
From Textbooks ● Sep. 19, 2013
The Army planned to take officers and enlisted specialists from the top three categories and the semiskilled soldiers and laborers from the two lowest.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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