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job skill

1 3.5

An ability a video game character has from their chosen role to do special actions

noun

Jargon

: habilidad de trabajo

Players can choose different job skills to create a diverse team for their quests.

Examples

Each character has a unique job skill that enhances their abilities during battles.
Killing me is not going to give you job skills, Danny.

Pain & Gain (2013)
But when it comes to a job, skills, past decisions, and intellectual aptitude, we are certainly not all assumed to be equal.

Blog text (27)
In the game, the warrior's job skill allows him to deal extra damage to enemies.

Synonyms

ability

vsjob skill

∞ 1.0

Skill or power to do something

belongs to a chosen class and serves specific in-game actions

skill

vsjob skill

∞ 1.0

Ability to do something well because of practice or training

belongs to a chosen class and functions for specific in-game actions

How Strong

ultimate

2 5.2

job skill

Jargon

1 3.5

skill

∞ 1.0

basic

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

job skill singular

job skills plural

Morphology

job + skill

The meaning — a skill associated with a job or role — is directly and predictably built from 'job' (role/position) + 'skill' (ability). This noun–noun composition (the skill of a job) is a common, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the gaming-specific sense as an ability tied to a character's job.

Etymology

Job skill in games comes from role-playing games where a character's job, like warrior or healer, gives special skills to fight or help others, so it means an ability tied to that 'job' used to do certain actions in the game.