Synonyms of clerks

clerks

noun

plural of clerk

1

as in registrars

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 & Similar Words

• registrars
• secretaries
• registers
• reporters
• archivists
• recorders
• scribes
• bookkeepers
• historians
• chroniclers
• transcriptionists
• documenters
• annalists

2

as in salesmen

a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store

the clerk suggested a different brand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• salesmen
• salespeople
• salesclerks
• salespeople
• shopgirls
• salesgirls
• saleswomen
• salesladies
• floorwalkers
• pitchmen
• pitchwomen

3

as in priests

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 & Similar Words

• priests
• preachers
• clericals
• clergymen
• clerics
• ministers
• deacons
• bishops
• pastors
• reverends
• ecclesiastics
• divines
• fathers
• chaplains
• prelates
• clergypersons
• missionaries
• monks
• popes
• archbishops
• priestesses
• churchmen
• dominies
• deans
• abbots
• rectors
• vicars
• deaconesses
• padres
• curés
• presbyters
• parsons
• friars
• shepherds
• confessors
• clergywomen
• evangelists
• missioners
• curates
• mendicants
• diocesans
• Holy Joes
• archpriests
• abbés
• religious
• monsignors
• revivalists
• sky pilots
• oblates
• monastics
• missionizers
• high priests
• high priestesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• lay readers
• seculars
• lectors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clerks

Meanwhile, Brown, a former security official with the Michigan Department of State, said her group has hired former CISA employees to help provide training and other support to election clerks and fill the gap. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026

While Thursday was the first day clerks could send vote-by-mail ballots, Johnson said they weren’t required to mail them on that day. — Susan Sarkauskas, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

County clerks and election officials must have their ballots prepared by Saturday under federal law. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, county clerks themselves are split on if Ballard's proposal for a standardized approach is necessary. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 11 Sep. 2026

Election clerks raised similar concerns directly to USPS officials just days before the final rule was issued, at a mid-August National Association of Election Officials conference in Kansas City, Missouri, ProPublica has learned. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026

Other jobs on this list include occupations that are largely administrative and deal with handling data or customer service, such as office clerks, secretaries, administrative assistants, customer service reps and tellers. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

That includes bringing in physical and cybersecurity assistance for county clerks, mailing ballots earlier to minimize problems from delays, and creating a provision to allow the governor to declare an emergency in case of interference. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2026

The layoff toll in Weston is 181 people from staff-level employees such as clerks, drivers and analysts to upper-echelon executives including vice presidents and directors. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026