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clerk

The correct spelling is clerk.

How to pronounce clerk

/klɐːk/
noun

IPA: /klɐːk/

Say it like: Cle-rk

The correct spelling is clerk. One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. For example: "The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer."

Usage Examples

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

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
  2. 2.A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
  3. 3.In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
  4. 4.A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number).
  5. 5.A scholar.

verb

  1. 1.To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk

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