clerk

CEFRA2

/klɑːk/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A person who works in an office or helps customers in a store.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.

Examples

  • Bob worked as a clerk in the grocery store on Saturday.

  • The clerk at the counter gave me too little change.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.

  2. A law clerk.

  3. An employee at a hotel who deals with guests.

More examples

In context

  • The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.

  • 13th century, Traditional carol, And all was for an appel, an appel that he toke/As clerkès finden written in their boke.

  • The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From 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. Compare typologically Russian дьяк (dʹjak) (akin to дья́кон (dʹjákon)).