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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I’d worked as a server, an office clerk, an adjunct professor and a retail worker putting myself through school.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

CoreLogic aggregates public deed records from over 3,000 county clerk and recorder offices across the United States.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

A young Tennessee Williams wrote short stories while employed as a shoe-factory clerk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

While Conor has been in prison, he's volunteered as a law clerk, facilitated classes about accountability and restorative justice, and spoken in a video about teen dating violence.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The clerk stretches her neck to keep an eye on us.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

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