Entry Word: clerk

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a person whose job is to keep records <youʼll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk>

Synonyms register, registrar, scribe

Related Words archivist, bookkeeper, recorder; annalist, chronicler

2 a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store <the clerk suggested a different brand> — see salesperson