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file clerk

noun

  1. an office employee whose principal work is to file and retrieve papers, records, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of file clerk1

First recorded in 1915–20

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Example Sentences

Yesterday, I wrote about the silliness of requiring a file clerk to have a college degree.

Julia Roberts snagged an Oscar for her portrayal of a feisty legal file clerk who uncovers an industrial poisoning coverup.

She hasnt come to the beach alone; she and the other file-clerk in the office have ventured out together.

Ned was working nicely as a combination janitor-file clerk and should have stayed that way.

When a letter is wanted, the file clerk should be asked for it.

The file clerk and I lunched together and then I spent the afternoon in the library.

And every day Flossie the fascinating file clerk got a mass of data which she had to stick away.

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