CLERK


Meaning of CLERK in English

[ klα:k ]

■ noun

1》 a person employed in an office or bank to keep records or accounts and to undertake other routine administrative duties.

2》 an official in charge of the records of a local council or court.

↘a senior official in Parliament.

↘a lay officer of a cathedral, church, or chapel.

3》 (also desk ~ ) N. Amer. a hotel receptionist.

↘(also sales ~ ) a shop assistant.

4》 (also ~ in holy orders ) formal a member of the clergy.

5》 archaic a literate or scholarly person.

■ verb N. Amer. work as a ~.

Phrases

~ of the course an official who assists the judges in horse racing or motor racing.

~ of ( the ) works Brit. a person who oversees building work in progress.

Derivatives

~ess noun ( chiefly Scottish ).

~ish adjective

~ly adjective

~ship noun

Origin

OE cleric , clerc , from eccles. L. clericus (see cleric ); reinforced by OFr. clerc , from the same source.

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