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semiskilled

[ sem-ee-skild, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

  1. having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.

semiskilled

/ ˌsɛmɪˈskɪld /

adjective

  1. partly skilled or trained but not sufficiently so to perform specialized work
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of semiskilled1

First recorded in 1915–20; semi- + skilled
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Example Sentences

There is, however, a considerable number of skilled and semiskilled workers.

Each great ship had a single semiskilled blueskin for pilot and crew.

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