clerk


Definition: Meaning of, clerk in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / klɑːk /

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Singular Plural
clerk clerks
[countable]
  1. someone who keeps records or accounts in an office
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  2. American English someone whose job is to help people in a shop
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  3. American English someone whose job is to help people when they arrive at and leave a hotel
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  4. an official in charge of the records of a court, town council etc
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  5. old use a priest in the Church of England
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Word Forms:
Prsesent Past Past Participle
clerk clerked clerked
Present Participle Third Person Singular
clerking clerks
[intransitive] [informal] [especially American English]
  1. to work as a clerk
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clerk used in phrases

  • James Clerk Maxwell (noun)
    1. 1831-1879 scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light
  • Maxwell, James Clerk
    1. (1831-79) a British scientist who made important discoveries in ELECTROMAGNETISM, which made possible the development of radio and telephones
  • bank clerk (noun)
    1. an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
  • booking clerk (noun)
    1. e.g., theatre seats or travel accommodations dramaturgy someone who sells tickets
  • clerk of works (noun)
    1. British English someone who is in charge of repairs to the buildings in a particular place
  • desk clerk (noun)
    1. someone who works at the main desk in a hotel
  • file clerk (noun)
    1. a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
  • filing clerk (noun)
    1. a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
  • hotel clerk (noun)
    1. a hotel receptionist
  • hotel desk clerk (noun)
    1. a hotel receptionist
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