skilled

American  

[skild] / skɪld /

adjective

1. having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.

2. showing, involving, or requiring skill, as certain work.

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skilled British  

/ skɪld /

adjective

1. possessing or demonstrating accomplishment, skill, or special training

2. (prenominal) involving skill or special training

   a skilled job

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Related Words

See skillful.

Other Word Forms

• multiskilled adjective
• nonskilled adjective
• overskilled adjective
• underskilled adjective
• well-skilled adjective

Etymology

Origin of skilled

First recorded in 1545–55; skill ¹ + -ed ³

Example Sentences

The report also noted that the Russian arms industry is struggling to find enough skilled labour "to support the projected rates of production needed to sustain Russia's war aims".

From Barron's

In Lynn, Mass., shopkeepers consolidated skilled labor while distributing semiskilled work to households.

From The Wall Street Journal

Demand for such workers is colliding with a longstanding shortage of skilled tradespeople that has pinched the construction industry.

From The Wall Street Journal

Keep older adults who already have these skills working, rehire those we’re letting go and build a bridge at work between skilled, older adults and younger cohorts who could learn from them on the job.

From The Wall Street Journal

Acting helped him afford horses, and he was a skilled equestrian.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• able
• adept
• experienced
• proficient