tally clerk
- noun
- /ˈtæli klɜrk/
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- The tally clerk was responsible for ensuring every shipment was accurately recorded in the logbook.
Examples
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The tally clerk counted the boxes carefully.
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The warehouse hired an additional tally clerk during the busy holiday season.
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As a tally clerk, she checked the cargo and matched it to the delivery paperwork.
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Many tally clerks work during the holiday season.
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As a tally clerk, she checked the cargo and matched it to the delivery paperwork.
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The tally clerk was responsible for ensuring every shipment was accurately recorded in the logbook.
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The warehouse hired an additional tally clerk during the busy holiday season.
Synonyms
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3.4
A person or machine that keeps a total of items
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7.0
A person who visits homes to count people and record information for a survey like a census
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8.9
A person who counts and records items like votes or goods
A woman who counts and writes down numbers for work
A person who counts and records goods in a shop or warehouse
A person who counts and records the goods in a shop or warehouse
A person who counts things, for example votes or goods
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person responsible for counting and recording quantities' is directly and transparently derived from 'tally' (to count or record) combined with 'clerk' (an employee who maintains records). This is a regular English compound/agentive pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Tally clerk may come from the old way of counting with a tally, a stick or sheet with marks, and clerk meaning the worker who kept the record. So a tally clerk was the person who counted and wrote down numbers, which is why today it means 'a person who records the quantity of goods'.