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Clerk

noun
/klɐːk/
Word Frequency: 9.8

Definitions

1.nounOne who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
2.nounA facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
3.nounIn the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
4.nounA cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number).
5.nounA scholar.
6.verbTo act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
"The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer."

Synonyms

salesclerkshop clerksalespersonsalesmansellervendorofficeremployeeworkerregistrysecretarialsecretary

Rhymes With

smirkjerkworkframeworklurkdirkmurkberserk
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