CLERK Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

clerk

noun

ˈklərk

Definition of clerk

as in registrar

an official whose job is to keep records you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk

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as in salesman

a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store the clerk suggested a different brand

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as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants

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Recent Examples of clerk Once a voter returns an absentee ballot to the clerk, the voter cannot decide to change his or her vote. — Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 29 July 2026 Cleaver’s Republican challengers include Army veteran Brad Patty, business professor Brett Hueffmeier, former county clerk and Navy Reserve Cmdr. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 As the clerk checked me in using an iPad, a bellhop arrived with my luggage. — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026 The lawsuit asks a judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission not to distribute its guidance to the roughly 2,000 clerks who run elections at the local level that says voters can't request a new ballot. — ABC News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clerk

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Noun

In this cynical age, our local registrars of voters, usually one from each party, remain respected public officials.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Researchers can review the creation date, registrar, paid registration period and privacy status.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of registrar

Noun

Blending crime fiction with social satire, the series follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman who can’t help but be drawn into the criminal underworld of Harlem.

— Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026
Co-owner, club ambassador, strength and conditioning coach, headgear salesman, charity fundraiser and now kit designer… nobody can accuse JJ Watt of being a passive investor at Burnley.

— Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of salesman

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In Natasha Pulley’s kaleidoscopic novel, a Vatican priest returns to the mining town of his youth to confront the cult following behind the eponymous Salt King.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Jon asks, suggesting a name and/or laying the groundwork for his priest father to come and bless the child.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 July 2026

Definition of priest

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At one point during my tenure, my professional responsibilities included those of executive director, development director, communications director, program director and board secretary.

— Patrick Riccards, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The race to replace Whitmer In the governor’s race, Michigan's secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson, seems poised to clench the Democratic nomination over Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson.

— Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of secretary

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South Korea’s finance minister has apologized for launching the riskier products without careful consideration.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
But opposition voices and even Spain’s defense minister have asked for Morocco to give a more detailed explanation on its response to the crisis, which was fueled by social media posts encouraging people to cross the frontier.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of minister

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Such details include McCartney’s bare feet and opposite stride and the other members’ attire (Lennon’s white supposedly represents a clergyman, Starr’s black a mourner, and Harrison’s denim a gravedigger).

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 July 2026
Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.

— John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of clergyman

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Among the residential buildings were the home of a deacon named Tisous and another that researchers think may have originally been a house church before the construction of the basilica.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
Among them were the house of Tisous, identified as a church deacon and dating to the second half of the fourth century, which archaeologists believe served as a house church before the construction of the city’s basilica.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of deacon

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