bureaucrat, minor office worker; recorder, book-keeper; salesperson; member of the clergy
work as a clerk
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Clerk Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Clerk Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk.
One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk.
(n.)
An assistant in a shop or store.
An assistant in a shop or store.
(n.)
A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it.
A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it.
(n.)
A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters.
A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters.
(n.)
A clergyman or ecclesiastic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA clergyman or ecclesiastic.
clerk
\clerk\ (kl&etilde;rk; in eng. kl?rk; 277), n. [either of. clerc, fr. l. clericus a priest, or as. clerc, cleric, clerk, priest, fr. l. clericus, fr. gr. klhriko`s belonging to the clergy, fr. klh^ros lot, allotment, clergy; cf. deut. xviii. 2. cf. clergy.]
1. a clergyman or ecclesiastic. [obs.] all persons were styled clerks that served in the church of christ.
2. a man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters. [obs.] "every one that could read being accounted a clerk." he was no great clerk, but he was perfectly well versed in the interests of europe.
3. a parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it. [eng.] ook. and like unlettered clerk still cry "amen".
4. one employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk. the clerk of the crown withdrew the bill.
note: in some cases, clerk is synonymous with secretary. a clerk is always an officer subordinate to a higher officer, board, corporation, or person; whereas a secretary may be either a subordinate or the head of an office or department.
5. an assistant in a shop or store. [u. s.]
similar words(15)
clerk of the privy seal
town clerk
clerk of the pells
entry clerk
booking clerk
riding clerk
room clerk
clerk-ale
vestry clerk
lay clerk
lord justice clerk
bank clerk
tally clerk
shire clerk
nixie clerk
Clochydd = n. a bellman, a sexton, a parish clerk
Llenawr = n. a scholar; a clerk
Ysgrifwas = n. a clerk
dressed flashily, but in poor taste
dressed up, slightly gaudy, bad taste
Noun
1. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
(hypernym) employee
(hyponym) desk clerk, hotel desk clerk, hotel clerk
2. a salesperson in a store
(synonym) salesclerk, shop clerk
(hypernym) salesperson
Verb
1. work as a clerk, as in the legal business
(hypernym) work
Clerk Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Clerk, the vocational title, commonly refers to a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks; it overlaps with retail clerks who perform similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. It is also occasionally used to refer to third-year medical students completing a medical clerkship. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service counters and other administrative tasks. In British English, the pronunciation is different: in most dialects outside North America, but in North American dialects.
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Clerk Definition from Law Dictionaries & Glossaries
Within our judicial system, there are many types of clerks. Court clerks (frequently called county clerks) keep track of documents filed with courts; these clerks may also be called civil or criminal clerks, depending on the court in which they work. Courtroom clerks are assigned to particular judges to handle the paper flow in the courtroom; law clerks (usually law students or lawyers) assist judges (and sometimes attorneys) in legal research and writing. Calendar clerks handle the scheduling of trials and hearings.
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An assistant or a subordinate. A court clerk is an officer whose dutiesinclude keeping records, issuing process, and entering judgment. A law clerk isan assistant to a lawyer or a judge, whose primary job is to aid in researchingand writing briefs or opinions and in handling cases.
the person responsible for keeping court records and procedures in an orderly fashion.
