Complete Definition of "clerk"

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English

Pronunciation
British English
*IPA|/��(r)k/
audio|en-us-clerk.ogg|Audio (US)
*rhymes|��(r)k
*Homophone: Clark
Australian English
*IPA|/a�k/
*rhymes|��(r)k
*Homophone: Clark
General American/WEAE
*IPA|/kl��rk/, AHD|/'klerk/
*rhymes|��(r)k

Etymology
From Latin clericus "a priest," < Greek κλη�ικ�� klerikos (adj.) in church jargon "of the clergy," < κλή�ο� kleros "lot, inheritance" (orig. "a shard used in casting lots").

Noun
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en-noun

  1. One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
  2. A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs

Translations

Finnish: konttoristi, virkailija
German: Büroangestellte m (1), Angestellte m (1), Buchhalter m (1), Bürokaufmann m (1), Bürokauffrau f (1), Gerichtsschreiber m (1), Schreiber m (1)
Italian: impiegato m (1)
Hebrew: פק�� (paqyd) m, פק��� (pqida) f
Serbian: pisar m, beležnik m, pisarica f, beležnica f
Danish: kontorassistent m, kontorfunktionær m, ekspedient m, ekspeditrice m

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