CLERKS Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

clerks

noun

plural of clerk

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

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as in salesmen

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

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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

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Recent Examples of clerks It also was alleged that the judge didn't properly supervise clerks and on one occasion yelled and cursed at staff. —

CBS News, 15 June 2026 The company is looking to hire deli, grocery and meat clerks, cashiers, managers and administrative coordinators. —

Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026 Store clerks must calculate eligibility not by age but by birth date — often at busy moments in front of impatient customers. —

Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026 Three clerks remembered bringing summer interns on their first day to watch the judge presiding over a hearing in a criminal case. —

ABC News, 9 June 2026 The Unity Party also has two candidates for governor, and unaffiliated voters can ask their county clerks for that ballot. —

Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 8 June 2026 The convictions included 50 lawyers, as well as court clerks, police officers and sheriff’s deputies. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2026 Last month, Newsom urged local election clerks to speed the count to curb voting misinformation. —

Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 Fifteen people died, including the clerks and many in nearby buildings. —

Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 29 May 2026

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County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.

— Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026