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Word: Clerk
Speech Type: Noun
Old English cleric, clerc (in the sense ‘ordained minister, literate person’), from ecclesiastical Latin clericus ‘clergyman’ (see cleric); reinforced by Old French clerc, from the same source. clerk (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 16th century
klɑːk
a person employed in an office or bank to keep records, accounts, and undertake other routine administrative duties
Short Definition:administrative worker
Examples:- a bank clerk
- a wages clerk
a receptionist in a hotel
Short Definition:hotel receptionist
Examples:- she approached the desk and the clerk looked down at her
a member of the clergy.
Short Definition:member of clergy
a literate or scholarly person.
Short Definition:literate or scholarly person
Word: Clerk
Speech Type: Verb
klɑːk
work as a clerk
Short Definition:work as clerk
Examples:- eleven of those who left college this year are clerking in auction stores
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