Definitions

clerk

[klurk, klahrk] / klɜrk, klɑrk /

NOUN

assistant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agent auditor bookkeeper cashier employee operator receptionist salesperson secretary teller worker

STRONG

amanuensis copyist counterperson notary recorder registrar seller stenographer transcriber

WEAK

counter jumper office helper paper pusher paper shuffler pen pusher pencil pusher shopperson white collar

Example Sentences

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In 1864, James Clerk Maxwell, one of the towering figures of 19th-century science, published a theory of electromagnetism, unifying the two forces, now known as “Maxwell’s Equations.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

It refers to the search of the office of the Clerk of the Court at 5600 Campbellton Fairburn Rd., in Union City, Ga., where Fulton county’s Election Hub and Operation Center is located.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

The speech planned by Bass for Feb. 2 falls on the first day that L.A. mayoral candidates are allowed to file paperwork with the City Clerk declaring their intention to run for that office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

On Sunday, a statement will be read to all congregations in the Presbyterian Church in Ireland on behalf of Rev Dr David Allen, the Acting Clerk of the General Assembly.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2025

Professors could only envy the millions pocketed by radio entrepreneurs from the discoveries of those pioneers of electromagnetism Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell, who had claimed no patents and earned nothing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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