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.

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