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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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He served as a law clerk on the Second U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A Costco clerk in Northridge saw people brawling over toilet paper and water.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Jon Pullin, clerk of the course at Cheltenham Racecourse, said they had watered the majority of the ground on Wednesday evening.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

But it’s not going to happen on her accounting clerk salary at Purina, let alone Floyd’s meager earnings.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

My master was Colonel Lloyd’s clerk and superintendent.

From "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" by Frederick Douglass