[klurk; Brit. klahrk] 
| 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. |
| clerk (klûrk; British klärk) n.
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. |
