diluteen.

/dʌɪljuːˈtiː/

Etymology: Irregularly < dilute v. + -ee suffix¹.

An unskilled or semi-skilled worker who takes a place hitherto occupied by a skilled worker.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > labourer or unskilled > replacing skilled worker

dilutee1918

1918 Times 8 Feb. 7/4 That ‘dilutees’ under 32 and fit for general service should be taken first.

1921 Glasgow Herald 7 Mar. 12 The 50,000 dilutees whom the Government were particularly anxious to force upon the building trade.

1923 G. D. H. Cole Trade Unionism & Munitions 135 Before any skilled men were taken for the army, all ‘dilutees’ of military age and fitness should first be removed.

1960 Guardian 4 May 18/2 Dilutees were not now needed because there was not enough work..for skilled men.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018).

单词	dilutee
释义	diluteen. /dʌɪljuːˈtiː/ Etymology: Irregularly < dilute v. + -ee suffix¹. An unskilled or semi-skilled worker who takes a place hitherto occupied by a skilled worker. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > [noun] > manual worker > labourer or unskilled > replacing skilled worker dilutee1918 1918 Times 8 Feb. 7/4 That ‘dilutees’ under 32 and fit for general service should be taken first. 1921 Glasgow Herald 7 Mar. 12 The 50,000 dilutees whom the Government were particularly anxious to force upon the building trade. 1923 G. D. H. Cole Trade Unionism & Munitions 135 Before any skilled men were taken for the army, all ‘dilutees’ of military age and fitness should first be removed. 1960 Guardian 4 May 18/2 Dilutees were not now needed because there was not enough work..for skilled men. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < n.1918
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