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
An agency reported that the work force nationwide is composed of 10 percent professional, 10 percent clerical, 30 percent skilled, 15 percent service, and 35 percent semiskilled laborers.
From Textbooks ● Mar. 27, 2020
Luddites, remember, were the weavers who responded to the Industrial Revolution by trying to destroy the machines that had destroyed what had up until then a semiskilled, and decently paid, profession.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 31, 2017
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
In the early 1960s demands for skilled and semiskilled agricultural and industrial workers brought further changes in the educational system.
From Area Handbook for Romania by Donald W. Bernier
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