file clerk

noun

: a clerk who works on files

Examples of file clerk in a Sentence

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For the next decade and a half, Soskin shared her history with visitors on tours — opening up about her experiences working at a segregated union hall as a file clerk during World War II and later becoming a political and community activist and songwriter during the civil rights movement. David Chiu, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025 During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary. Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025 My lead character Beanie, who is sort of based on me, talked her way into being a file clerk in the lowliest corner of the industry. Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 May 2025 The investigator had sought Allen out after a volunteer file clerk helping organize a database in the probe flagged a mislabeled tip the previous month with Allen’s name on it. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for file clerk

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of file clerk was in 1919

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“File clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%20clerk. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.

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