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clerk
noun
a
person
who
serves
customers
and
handles
payments
in
a
shop
or
store
•
A
friendly
clerk
scanned
the
groceries
and
smiled
at
the
customer
.
A
friendly
clerk
scanned
the
groceries
and
smiled
at
the
customer
.
•
The
shoe-store
clerk
helped
Jake
find
the
right
size
.
The
shoe-store
clerk
helped
Jake
find
the
right
size
.
Extended
in
North
American
English
to
retail
workers
by
the
late
19th
century
,
reflecting
the
idea
of
someone
keeping
accounts
at
a
sales
counter
.
noun
a
person
whose
job
is
to
keep
records
,
do
routine
office
tasks
,
or
handle
official
documents
in
an
organization
•
The
court
clerk
stamped
the
document
and
handed
it
back
to
the
lawyer
.
The
court
clerk
stamped
the
document
and
handed
it
back
to
the
lawyer
.
•
Maya
works
as
a
bank
clerk
,
counting
neat
stacks
of
cash
behind
the
glass
counter
.
Maya
works
as
a
bank
clerk
,
counting
neat
stacks
of
cash
behind
the
glass
counter
.
Middle
English
clerke
,
from
Old
English
cleric
,
ultimately
from
Latin
clericus
meaning
‘
clergyman
’,
because
early
clerks
were
often
members
of
the
clergy
.
verb
to
work
as
a
clerk
,
doing
routine
administrative
or
sales
duties
•
During
his
summer
break
,
Leo
clerked
at
the
local
hardware
store
.
During
his
summer
break
,
Leo
clerked
at
the
local
hardware
store
.
•
After
moving
to
the
city
,
she
clerks
in
a
busy
law
office
downtown
.
After
moving
to
the
city
,
she
clerks
in
a
busy
law
office
downtown
.
Verb
use
dates
from
the
early
18th
century
,
formed
from
the
noun
‘
clerk
’.
