clerk
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters,…One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
» He is nothing more than a clerk.
Он всего лишь клерк.
Він всього-навсього службовець.
Meaning
9 sensesOne who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.
A law clerk.
An employee at a hotel who deals with guests.
The chief legal advisor of a legislature or legislative chamber, who is usually also responsible for keeping minutes of sittings.
(Quakerism)A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
(dated)A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number).
(archaic)In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk and Bible clerk).
(obsolete)A scholar.
13th century, Traditional carol, And all was for an appel, an appel that he toke/As clerkès finden written in their boke.
Examples
112 sentencesHe is nothing more than a clerk.
Він всього-навсього службовець.
ruОн всего лишь клерк.
I'm a bank clerk.
Я банківський службовець.
ruЯ банковский служащий.
deIch bin Bankangestellte.
My father is a bank clerk.
ruМой отец — банковский служащий.
deMein Vater ist Bankangestellter.
Her father is a bank clerk.
ruЕё отец - банковский служащий.
deIhr Vater ist Bankangestellter.
She was formerly a bank clerk.
ruРаньше она была банковской служащей.
deSie war früher Bankangestellte.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clerFrom Middle English clerc, from Old English clerc, from Late Latin clēricus (“priest, clergyman, cleric”, also generally “learned man, clerk”), from Ancient Greek κληρικός (klērikós, “of the clergy”, adj. in church jargon), from κλῆρος (klêros, “lot, inheritance”, originally “shard used in casting lots”). Doublet of cleric.
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Forms
plural: clerksSynonyms
7 synonyms- a salesperson in a store:salesclerkshop clerkshop assistant