English noun: clerk |
1. | clerk (person) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | employee |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | desk clerk, file clerk, filer, filing clerk, hotel clerk, hotel desk clerk, mail clerk, mapper, paper-pusher, pencil pusher, penpusher, plotter, postal clerk, settler, shipping clerk, sorter, tally clerk, tallyman, timekeeper |
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2. | clerk (person) a salesperson in a store |
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| Synonyms | salesclerk, shop assistant, shop clerk |
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| Broader (hypernym) | sales rep, sales representative, salesperson |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | shop boy, shop girl |
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