"semiskilled" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: From semi- + skilled. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|semi|skilled}} semi- + skilled Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} semiskilled (not comparable)
  1. Requiring only minimal levels of training. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: semi-skilled Related terms: specialist, trained Translations (requiring only minimal levels of training): 半熟練 (Chinese Mandarin), 半熟练 (bàn shúliàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 半技術 (Chinese Mandarin), 半技术 (bàn jìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), angelernt [masculine] (German), ημιειδικευμένος (imieidikevménos) [masculine] (Greek), betanított (Hungarian), setengah ahli (Indonesian), 반숙련 (bansungnyeon) (Korean)

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