clerk
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2.5
- noun
- /klɜrk/
- You were a clerk for a criminal court judge, and I remember because back then, I thought "clerk" meant you worked at the cash register.
- an office clerk
- accounts payable clerk
- receiving clerk
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Watch on YouTubeSo the chief clerk is about to leave.
- So the chief clerk is about to leave.
- But the chief clerk cannot understand what he's saying.
- So that would be this, you know, library assistant, file clerk, waitressing, you know, sort of menial jobs.
- We don't call them for jury duty, but if they come into the clerk's office & up, we'll put them there.
- As my first slide shows, my name is David Beamish and my rather uninformative job title is Clerk of the Parliaments.
- And it's all kind of through the will and through all the documentation that the clerk requires you to kind of settle all of your affairs.
Examples
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Instead, at 18, he got a job as an apprentice clerk and bookkeeper in a New York dry-goods store.
Academic text (2011) -
The clerk will notify you about our next meeting.
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So the chief clerk is about to leave.
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Some people think this is a job for a clerk.
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Will the clerk please bring the verdict up?
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You can get one at the county clerk's office.
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If the parent fails to appear at the hearing, the clerk can issue a bench warrant for his arrest.
Academic text (2017) -
I will direct the Clerk of the House to ensure that the Journal is corrected accordingly.
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The clerk at the front desk helped me find my appointment.
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She works as a clerk in a law firm, managing documents and schedules.
Synonyms
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1.3
A person who helps with office work like answering calls and doing paperwork
86
2.6
A person who greets visitors, answers the phone, and gives information at an office or hotel
25
6.2
A person who writes or records information for other people
24
3.2
A person who records a business's money received and spent
14
2.1
A person who works at a hotel's front desk and helps guests with check-ins and questions
10
5.3
An official who keeps records of births, deaths, and marriages
7
3.2
A person who organizes and keeps office papers and records
4
3.3
A person who writes and keeps the official papers for a group
4
6.5
An office worker who spends most of their time doing forms and paperwork
3
2.1
A person who works at a bank and helps customers with money
2
2.0
A person at a hotel's front desk who greets guests and handles check-ins and check-outs
2
3.1
An official who keeps the town's records and papers
1
3.9
A person who records the hours people work
1
2.7
A person who organizes and keeps documents for an office
1
3.1
A person who checks and prepares goods to send or receive at a warehouse
1
3.8
A person who writes and saves important official information in files
1
5.1
A person who puts office papers in order and keeps them safe
1
2.6
A person who works at a post office and helps people with mail
1
2.8
A person who sorts and handles mail in an office or post office
1
1.9
A person who helps customers buy things in a store
1
2.7
A person at the front desk of a hotel who helps guests
1
3.4
A hotel worker at the front desk who gives rooms and keys to guests
1
8.9
A person who counts and records items like votes or goods
A person who does boring office paperwork all day
A person who keeps and updates an organization's official documents
A person who counts and writes down the number or weight of goods
A junior worker who helps in a shop or office
A person who sells tickets for trains, shows, or travel
Compounds
14
2.1
A person who works at a hotel's front desk and helps guests with check-ins and questions
2
2.0
A person at a hotel's front desk who greets guests and handles check-ins and check-outs
How Important
Surface Forms
Etymology
Clerk comes from cleric, which meant a 'church worker' who could 'read and write'. Because those church people kept records, clerk came to mean someone who keeps records and does office work.