clerk
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.1clerk
noun \ˈklərk, British usually ˈklärk\Definition of CLERK
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: cleric
2
archaic : scholar
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a : an official responsible (as to a government agency) for correspondence, records, and accounts and vested with specified powers or authority (as to issue writs as ordered by a court) <city clerk> b : one employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work c : one who works at a sales or service counter
— clerk·ship \-ˌship\ noun
See Examples of CLERK
- Have the court clerk file your request with the judge.
- He works as a clerk in a local pet store.
- a sales clerk at a women's clothing store
Origin of CLERK
Middle English, from Anglo-French clerk & Old English cleric, clerc, both from Late Latin clericus, from Late Greek klērikos, from Greek klēros lot, inheritance (in allusion to Deuteronomy 18:2), stick of wood; akin to Greek klan to break — more at clast
First Known Use: before 12th century
2clerk
intransitive verbDefinition of CLERK
: to act or work as a clerk
First Known Use of CLERK
1551
clerk
noun \ˈklərk\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of CLERK
: a third- or fourth-year medical student undergoing clinical training in a clerkship
—clerk intransitive verb
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