clerk (Meaning)
clerk (n)
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
a salesperson in a store
clerk (v)
work as a clerk, as in the legal business
clerk (n.)
A clergyman or ecclesiastic.
A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters.
A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it.
One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk.
An assistant in a shop or store.
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clerk Sentence Examples
- The patient waited impatiently for the overworked clerk at the reception desk to finish with the previous customer.
- The grocery store clerk scanned my items with practiced efficiency, bagging them neatly as she went.
- The aspiring writer dreamed of ditching her clerk job at the bookstore and finally pursuing her passion full-time.
- Due to a system update, the clerks in the shipping department were temporarily unable to process new orders.
- The hotel clerk greeted me with a warm smile and offered assistance with my luggage.
- He meticulously reviewed the invoice for any clerical errors before submitting it to his supervisor.
- The company was looking to hire additional clerks to handle the ever-growing volume of customer inquiries.
- After double-checking all the paperwork, the clerk finally stamped the document with approval.
- Despite the long lines, the clerks at the amusement park remained cheerful and helpful throughout the day.
- With a growing workload, the manager decided to hire a temporary clerk to help out with filing and data entry.
FAQs About the word clerk
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts), a salesperson in a store, work as a clerk, as in the legal businessA clergyman or eccl
secretary,registrar,register, archivist, recorder, bookkeeper, reporter, transcriptionist, chronicler, historian
layperson, secular, layman, layperson, secular,layman,, lector, lay reader, lector
The patient waited impatiently for the overworked clerk at the reception desk to finish with the previous customer.
The grocery store clerk scanned my items with practiced efficiency, bagging them neatly as she went.
The aspiring writer dreamed of ditching her clerk job at the bookstore and finally pursuing her passion full-time.
Due to a system update, the clerks in the shipping department were temporarily unable to process new orders.
