bank clerk
3
2.1
- noun
- /bæŋk klɜrk/
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cajero
- As a bank clerk, she assists customers with deposits and withdrawals every day.
- an old bank clerk
- a year-old bank clerk
Examples
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"The bank clerk tilted her head towards a sign promoting the opening of new Certificates of Deposit, $ minimum.
Fiction book (1993) -
The bank clerk made a detour by the bar and talked to three different men, men she knew well enough to touch their shoulders.
Fiction book (1993) -
Then, minutes later, the bank clerk waved.
Fiction book (1994) -
A bank clerk can count a bundle of 100 votes much more quickly and accurately than a machine.
Blog text (15) -
"Pretty well," said the oldest of them, the twenty-five-year-old bank clerk.
Fiction book (1994) -
A bank clerk and another man, both in business suits, work their keys to open four deep lock boxes with brass plates.
Fiction book (2001) -
Bank clerks and schoolteachers occupy a somewhat interesting status.
Blog text (15) -
Paying overtime to a hundred or so bank clerks for a few hours on one night is a lot cheaper than the setup and maintenance of the electronic gadgets.
Blog text (15) -
The friendly bank clerk helped me set up my new savings account quickly.
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After years of service, the bank clerk decided to retire and enjoy her time off.
Synonyms
110
1.1
A person who helps customers and handles sales at a shop
85
1.0
A person who takes payments in places like shops, banks, or restaurants
58
1.4
A bank worker who handles customers' cash at the counter
1
2.9
A person who handles money and checks for customers at a shop or bank
A person who receives, manages and pays out money for a company
How Senior
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is transparently built from 'bank' (financial institution) + 'clerk' (employee who handles customers), so a learner who knows both words can infer this denotes an employee working at a bank handling transactions. This occupational compound follows common noun‑noun composition patterns found across many languages, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.
Etymology
Bank clerk comes from two older ideas: the bank was a bench where people who worked with money sat, and a clerk was a person who could read and write and kept records. So a bank clerk is the person at the bank who 'handles money and customer transactions'.