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clerk Definition

clerk (klʉrk; Brit klärk)

noun

  1. a layman who has certain minor duties in a church
  2. an office worker who keeps records, types letters, does filing, etc.
  3. an official in charge of the records, accounts, etc. of a school board, court, town, etc.
  4. ☆ a hotel employee who keeps the register, assigns guests to rooms, etc.
  5. ☆ a person who sells in a store; salesclerk
  6. a person who handles mail, etc., as in a post office
  7. Archaic a clergyman
  8. Archaic a literate person; scholar

Etymology: ME < OFr & OE clerc, both < LL(Ec) clericus, a priest < Gr(Ec) klērikos, a cleric < klēros, lot, inheritance (later, from use in LXX, Deut. 18:2, of the Levites, hence the Christian clergy), orig., a shard used in casting lots < IE *klaro- < base *kel-, to strike > OIr clar, a board, tablet, L calamitas, calamity

intransitive verb

☆ to work or be employed as a clerk, esp. a salesclerk

clerk Related Forms

clerk′·ship′ noun

clerk Synonyms

clerk

n.

  1. A person engaged in selling

    salesclerk, salesperson, saleswoman, saleslady, shop assistant, salesman, counterman, seller, floorwalker, floor manager, sales manager, sales agent.

  2. An office assistant

    office worker, file clerk, secretary, assistant, auditor, bookkeeper, recorder, registrar, stenographer, record keeper, timekeeper, cashier, teller, scribe, notary, copyist, amanuensis, law clerk, gal Friday, man Friday, pencil pusher*, steno*; see also accountant, secretary 2, typist.

clerk Law Definition

n

One who keeps records or accounts, attends to correspondence, or does other similar duties in an office.
court clerk
The court official in charge of some or all of the administrative aspects of the court’s operations, including the filing, processing, and maintenance of court records; preparing summons and other papers that commence a lawsuit, including endorsement or placement of raised seal to signify that the papers are official documents of the court; and entering judgments.
law clerk
  1. A law student who is employed as an assistant to a lawyer or judge and does legal research; helps with the writing of briefs, opinions, and other legal documents; and performs similar tasks.
  2. A lawyer, usually a recent graduate of a law school, who is employed as an assistant to a judge and does legal research and helps with case management and the writing of opinions.

clerk Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • depute: Each Area has a depute clerk or clerks and back up administrative staff.
  • appoint: Grand Surrey Canal Robert Dodd Was appointed clerk of works.

Adjective modifier

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  • junior: Or a junior clerk blowing the whistle on a multinational?
  • chief: Second from left is the chief booking clerk Herbert Parkhouse.
  • deputy: Ceremonies are performed Monday- Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm by a deputy clerk.
  • experienced: Our client has an opportunity for an experienced trailer export clerk to handle all aspects of services from the Baltic States and CIS Countries.

Modifies a noun

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  • f.: Major rental companies futureunlike clerks f. Eventually united companies month for the.
  • I.: More efficientbut it cash on hand also be provided a clerk i. From to many auto fault insurance no state independent insurance agent.

Noun used with modifier

  • ledger: Active Resourcing Financial recruitment covering ledger clerks to FD's.
  • parish: She was the daughter of Thomas Matthews, the parish clerk.
  • vestry: From 1799 to 1827 the vestry clerk was William Masters, who was succeeded by John Masters, probably his son.
  • payroll: You will also be allocated a dedicated payroll clerk who we will encourage you to meet.
  • check-in: The bag finally emerges, is whisked through Customs, and handed to another check-in clerk.
  • ward: The ward clerk can give you a sick note for the time that you are in hospital.

Possessives

  • newmarket: Numbers you're gambling supply five years newmarket's clerk of.
  • barrister: The company is run by an experienced barristers ' clerk, Martin Poulter.
  • justice: Back to top Where do justices ' clerks fit?

Preposition: of

court: In the Court we sat alone, without a legal clerk of the court, relying upon our own knowledge of the traffic laws.