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- [klurk; British klahrk]
- /klɜrk; British klɑrk/
- /klɑːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klurk; British klahrk]
- /klɜrk; British klɑrk/
Definitions of clerk word
- countable noun clerk A clerk is a person who works in an office, bank, or law court and whose job is to look after the records or accounts. 3
- countable noun clerk In a hotel, office, or hospital, a clerk is the person whose job is to answer the telephone and deal with people when they arrive. 3
- countable noun clerk A clerk is someone who works in a store. 3
- verb clerk To clerk means to work as a clerk. 3
- noun clerk a worker, esp in an office, who keeps records, files, etc 3
- noun clerk an employee of a court, legislature, board, corporation, etc, who keeps records and accounts, etc 3
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Origin of clerk
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English clerc, variant of cleric < Late Latin clēricus cleric
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Parts of speech for Clerk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
clerk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
clerk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for clerk
noun clerk
- cashier — A cashier is a person who customers pay money to or get money from in places such as shops or banks.
- auditor — An auditor is an accountant who officially examines the accounts of organizations.
- worker — a person or thing that works.
- agent — A chemical that has a particular effect or is used for a particular purpose can be referred to as a particular kind of agent.
- bookkeeper — A bookkeeper is a person whose job is to keep an accurate record of the money that is spent and received by a business or other organization.
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