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🙅 Lacking ability 🛠️ No special training 👤 An untrained person
non-skilled

non-skilled

3.9
A person who does work that does not need special training
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈskɪld/
translation icon : trabajador no cualificado
  • Programs were created to help non-skilled find stable employment in the manufacturing sector.

Examples

  • The company offers opportunities for non-skilled to learn new trades and advance their careers.

  • Many non-skilled are employed in entry-level positions that require only basic training.

  • He is a non-skilled worker.

  • The factory hires many non-skilled laborers.

  • Many non-skilled workers are employed in entry-level positions that require only basic training.

  • Programs were created to help non-skilled individuals find stable employment in various industries.

  • The factory hires many non-skilled workers to perform essential tasks on the assembly line.

Synonyms

nonspecialist
vsnon-skilled
1 3.9

A person who does not have expert knowledge in a subject

describes people doing work that needs no special training
nonexpert
vsnon-skilled
1 4.2

A person who does not have special knowledge or skill in a subject

refers to people performing jobs that need no special training
unskilled person
vsnon-skilled
2.8

A person who has not learned the skills needed for a job

refers to people doing tasks that do not require special training

Antonyms

professional
401 3.7

A person who has special training and works in a skilled job

skilled worker
10 3.1

A person with special training for a specific job

How Skilled

specialist
352 3.9
professional
401 3.7
semiskilled
1 3.7
non-skilled
3.9

Surface Forms

non-skilled singular
non-skilleds plural

Morphology

non-skilled = skilled (transparent) = non + skill + ed

The word is transparently formed by adding the negative prefix 'non-' to 'skilled' to mean 'not skilled'.

Etymology

Non-skilled was made by adding non- ('not') to skilled (from skill, 'ability') to name people without special training. So a non-skilled is a worker who does tasks that do not require special skills.