26984 words

skilled

6 definitions • 7 examples
1
having the abilities needed to do an activity or job well:

Examples:

My mother is very skilled at/in dressmaking.
2
Skilled work needs someone who has had special training to do it:

Examples:

Nursing is a highly skilled job.
3
people who have been trained for a job
4
having the special abilities and experience to do a particular job well:

Examples:

skilled negotiators/politicians/professionals
be skilled at/in doing sth The highly-successful supermarket giant is skilled at obtaining products cheaply.
5
skilled work needs to be done by someone who has had special training:

Examples:

skilled labour/work This is highly skilled work - it can't be done by people we pull off the street.
6
people who have been trained to do a particular job:

Examples:

The United States and France are among those with time-limited visas for the skilled.

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