clerk

//klɜːk//
B1Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Noun

clerkSingular
clerksPlural
1

A person employed in an office or bank to keep records, accounts, and undertake other routine administrative duties.

The clerk filed all the documents in the office.

2

A person who works at the sales counter of a store, helping customers and handling transactions.

The clerk helped me find the right size.

3

An official in charge of the records of a local council or court.

The clerk read the court's decision aloud.

Verb

clerkInfinitive
clerksPresent tense
clerkedPast tense
clerkedPast participle
clerkingPresent participle
clerksThird-person singular
1

To work as a clerk or perform clerical duties.

She clerked at a law firm during her summer break.

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