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skilled

[ skild ]

adjective

  1. having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
  2. showing, involving, or requiring skill, as certain work.


skilled

/ ɪ /

adjective

  1. possessing or demonstrating accomplishment, skill, or special training
  2. prenominal involving skill or special training

    a skilled job

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Other Word Forms

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  • ܲd·쾱 adjective
  • ɱ-쾱 adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of skilled1

First recorded in 1545–55; skill 1 + -ed 3
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Despite that, Xi knows that Chinese manufacturers are at a decades-long advantage, so that US manufacturers are struggling to find the same scale of infrastructure and skilled labour elsewhere.

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The three TV news networks then in existence — ABC, CBS and NBC — all fielded skilled reporters who questioned Nixon directly and cultivated leads in the administration.

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"It's time to build twice as many homes every year with an entirely new housing industry using Canadian technology, Canadian skilled workers, Canadian lumber," Carney told supporters.

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A union spokesperson said: "Hundreds of highly skilled Spirit workers are facing an uncertain future. The UK government must now intervene to secure not just the workers but the future of Northern Ireland aerospace."

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The country’s lower wages would give the factory a discount on skilled labor, as well as faster transportation times and a lower tariff rate for exports to the U.S.

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