🧥 Medium weight 🥊 A weight class 💼 Intermediate level 🧑‍💻 An intermediate member

midweight

4.2

Having moderate skill and experience in a job

adjective
/ˈmɪdˌweɪt/

Jargon

: de nivel intermedio

She is a midweight designer with five years of experience.

Examples

After two years as a junior, she was promoted to a midweight position.
Many midweight employees are given more responsibility but still work under supervision.
The company is looking for a midweight developer to join their growing team.
The team needs a midweight manager to oversee the project.
The company is looking for a midweight developer to join their growing team.
After two years as a junior, she was promoted to a midweight position.
Many midweight employees are given more responsibility but still work under supervision.

Synonyms

mid-level

vsmidweight

23 4.0

Having a rank between junior and senior employees in a job

focuses on intermediate skill, experience, or seniority in a job or profession

middle-level

vsmidweight

5 4.2

A job or person that is between lower workers and top managers

emphasizes intermediate skill, experience, or seniority rather than only rank

Antonyms

senior

157 2.5

A person who is older and usually of retirement age

junior

131 2.4

Having lower rank or less experience than another person

How Experienced

expert

165 3.5

senior

∞ 2.9

midweight

Jargon

4.2

junior

131 2.4

inexperienced

60 3.4

Surface Forms

midweight positive

midweight comparative

midweight superlative

Morphology

midweight = weight (semi-transparent) = mid + weight

The meaning is an extended, metaphorical use of 'weight' to mean level or standing, so learners can infer 'middle level' but not exact pragmatic implications.

Etymology

Midweight comes from mid- 'middle', as in midday, and weight 'level'. It describes an intermediate skill or experience level, so a midweight worker is between junior and senior.