Clerk

Meaning

Noun

●

One who

provides

by working with

, etc.; an

worker.

; a person who

customers in a

or market.

A law clerk.

employee

at a

hotel

who

deals with

guests.

The

of a

, who is usually also

responsible

for

keeping

minutes

of sittings.

●

In Quakerism:

facilitator

of a Quaker

meeting

for business affairs.

●

In the Church of England, the

that

in the

, especially in

the

(also called

clerk).

●

(the

for

of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in

legal

documents

and

cherished

by some of their number).

●

A scholar.

Verb

●

as a

, to

the

of a

Name

●

A surname.

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Origin

clerk

English

clerc

Middle English (1100-1500)

clerc

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

clericus

Latin

κληρικός

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

κλῆρος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

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Rhymes

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