noun
- plural of jackleg: incompetent or unqualified workers, especially those who lack proper training or credentials
Usage: informal
Examples
- The construction site was full of jacklegs who didn’t know proper safety procedures.
- Don’t hire those jacklegs to fix your plumbing.
- The company fired all the jacklegs and brought in certified technicians.
- These jacklegs are making a mess of the electrical work.
- We can’t afford to have jacklegs working on such an important project.