Clerk word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "clerk" word

[noun] an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
[noun] a salesperson in a store
[verb] work as a clerk, as in the legal business

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\Clerk\ (?; in Eng. ?; 277), n. [Either OF. clerc, fr. L. clericus a priest, or AS. clerc, cleric, clerk, priest, fr. L. clericus, fr. Gr. ? belonging to the clergy, fr. ? lot, allotment, clergy; cf. Deut. xviii. 2. Cf. {Clergy}.] 1. A clergyman or ecclesiastic. [Obs.] All persons were styled clerks that served in the church of Christ. --Ayliffe. 2. A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters. [Obs.] ``Every one that could read . . . being accounted a clerk.'' --Blackstone. He was no great clerk, but he was perfectly well versed in the interests of Europe. --Burke. 3. A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it. [Eng.] --Hook. And like unlettered clerk still cry ``Amen''. --Shak. 4. One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk. The clerk of the crown . . . withdrew the bill. --Strype. Note: In some cases, clerk is synonymous with secretary. A clerk is always an officer subordinate to a higher officer, board, corporation, or person; whereas a secretary may be either a subordinate or the head of an office or department. 5. An assistant in a shop or store. [U. S.]

Synonyms for clerk

salesclerk, shop clerk

Related terms: beadle, Bible clerk, calligrapher, claim agent, clerical, customer agent, genius, insurance agent, lay reader, letterer, literary man, lover of learning, parish clerk, pencil driver, penner, philosopher, polymath, precentor, pundit, real estate agent, scribe, seller, servant of God, sky pilot, teaching elder, thurifer, ticket scalper, timekeeper, vergeress, walking delegate

The fun area, different aproach to word »clerk«

Let's analyse "clerk" as pure text. This string has Five letters in One syllable and One vowel. 20% of vowels is 18.6% less then average English word. Written in backwards: KRELC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1385 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. .-.. . .-. -.-

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: clerk: 5 = 5, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: clerk: 3 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 2 = 22, reduced: 22, and the final result is Twenty-Two.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
K (1)	11	Justice	Charismatic, Quick, Leader, Bold
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong

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