semitrained

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adjective

Having completed only part of a course of training.

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Meanings

adjectivesemitrained (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving completed only part of a course of training.

    “At Kinko’s, there’s a thin veneer of professional folks riding herd on a vast platoon of semitrained people,” said James E. Schrager, clinical professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

    2007 May 5, Claudia H. Deutsch, “Paper Jam at FedEx Kinko’s”, in New York Times

Origin

From semi- + trained.

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Cite this entry
APA

semitrained. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitrained

MLA

“semitrained.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitrained. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semitrained,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitrained.

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