skilled
adjective
HR, WORKPLACE uk/skɪld/ ushaving the special abilities and experience to do a particular job well:
skilled employees/staff/workers The temporary visas are available for skilled foreign workers.
skilled negotiators/politicians/professionals
be skilled at/in doing sth The highly-successful supermarket giant is skilled at obtaining products cheaply.
skilled work needs to be done by someone who has had special training:
skilled labour/work This is highly skilled work - it can't be done by people we pull off the street.
the skilled [ plural ]
people who have been trained to do a particular job:
The United States and France are among those with time-limited visas for the skilled.
See also
low-skilled
multi-skilled
semi-skilled
unskilled