unskilled person

/ˌˈʌnˌskɪld ˌpʌrsn/

Other forms: unskilled persons

Definitions of unskilled person

1. noun

   a person who lacks technical training
   types:

   bootblack, shoeblack

   a person who polishes shoes and boots

   grunt

   an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker

   drone, drudge, flunky, hack, hacker

   one who works hard at boring tasks

   ignoramus, know nothing, uneducated person

   an ignorant person

   incompetent, incompetent person

   someone who is not competent to take effective action

   beginner, initiate, novice, tiro, tyro

   someone new to a field or activity

   ragpicker

   an unskilled person who picks up rags from trash cans and public dumps as a means of livelihood

   fiddler, tinkerer

   an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend

   abecedarian

   a novice learning the rudiments of some subject

   aliterate, aliterate person

   a person who can read but is disinclined to derive information from literary sources

   apprentice, intern, learner, prentice

   someone who works for an expert to learn a trade

   blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler

   someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence

   cub, greenhorn, rookie

   an awkward and inexperienced youth

   illiterate, illiterate person, nonreader

   a person unable to read

   landlubber, landsman, lubber

   an inexperienced sailor; a sailor on the first voyage

   entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter

   a participant with no experience with an activity

   plodder, slogger

   someone who works slowly and monotonously for long hours

   slouch

   an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions

   tenderfoot

   an inexperienced person (especially someone inexperienced in outdoor living)

   trainee

   someone who is being trained

   type of:

   individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

   a human being