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clerk 
[klurk; Brit. klahrk] Pronunciation Key
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[klurk; Brit. klahrk] Pronunciation Key –noun
–verb (used without object)
| 1. | a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks. |
| 2. | a salesclerk. |
| 3. | a person who keeps the records and performs the routine business of a court, legislature, board, etc. |
| 4. | a member of the clergy; ecclesiastic. |
| 5. | a lay person charged with various minor ecclesiastical duties. |
| 6. | Archaic.
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| 7. | to act or serve as a clerk. |
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clerkish, adjective
clerklike, adjective
clerkship, noun
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| clerk
(klûrk; British klärk) Pronunciation Key
n.
intr.v. clerked, clerk·ing, clerks To work or serve as a clerk: clerked in a store; clerks for a judge. [Middle English, clergyman, secretary, from Old English clerc and Old French clerc, clergyman, both from Late Latin clēricus, from Greek klērikos, belonging to the clergy, from klēros, inheritance, lot.] clerk'dom n., clerk'ship' n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
clerk
clerk
O.E. clerc, from L.L. clericus "a priest," from Gk. klerikos (adj.) in church jargon "of the clergy," derived from kleros "lot, inheritance" (orig. "a shard used in casting lots"), used by early Gk. Christians for matters relating to ministry based on Deut. xviii:2 reference to Levites as temple assistants: "Therefore shall they have no inheritance among their brethren: the Lord is their inheritance," transl. of Heb. nahalah "inheritance, lot." If the word choice was meant to remind clerics of anything, however, the reminder was lost with the knowledge of ancient Gk. Modern bureaucratic usage is from c.1500, a reminder of the dark ages when clergy alone could read and write.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| clerk | |
noun | |
| 1. | an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) |
| 2. | a salesperson in a store [syn: salesclerk] |
verb | |
| 1. | work as a clerk, as in the legal business |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: clerk
Function: noun
1 : an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) clerk> <clerk of court>
2 a : a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work b : a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge to assist with case-related tasks (as research) —compare PARALEGAL —clerk·ship noun
Main Entry: clerk
Function: noun
1 : an official responsible (as to a court) for correspondence, records, and accounts and having specified powers or authority (as to issue writs) clerk> <clerk of court>
2 a : a person employed to keep records or accounts or to perform general office work b : a person (as a law student or graduate) employed by an attorney or judge to assist with case-related tasks (as research) —compare PARALEGAL —clerk·ship noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: clerk
Function: intransitive verb
: to act or work as a clerk <clerked for a Supreme Court justice>
Main Entry: clerk
Function: intransitive verb
: to act or work as a clerk <clerked for a Supreme Court justice>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Clerk
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.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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