clerk

1 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 Synonyms of clerk register, registrar, scribe, secretary Words Related to clerk archivist, bookkeeper, recorder, reporter, transcriptionist; annalist, chronicler, documenter, historian

2 a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store the clerk suggested a different brand Synonyms of clerk salesperson, salesclerk, salesmanWords Related to clerk salespeople; salesgirl, saleslady, saleswoman, shopgirl; pitchman, pitchwoman; floorwalker

3 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 Synonyms of clerk cleric, clerical, clergyperson, deacon, divine, dominie, ecclesiastic, minister, preacher, priest, reverendWords Related to clerk churchman, clergyman, father, Holy Joe [slang], padre; clergywoman, deaconess, priestess; abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, dean, diocesan, monsignor, pope, prelate, presbyter; abbé, curate, curé, parson, pastor, rector, shepherd, vicar; chaplain, confessor, sky pilot; evangelist, missionary, missioner, missionizer, revivalist; friar, mendicant, monastic, monk, oblate, religious; high priest, high priestessNear Antonyms of clerk lay reader, lectorAntonyms of clerk layman, layperson, secular