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English noun: clerk

1. clerk (person) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)


Broader (hypernym)employee


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

2. clerk (person) a salesperson in a store


Synonymssalesclerk, shop assistant, shop clerk


Broader (hypernym)sales rep, sales representative, salesperson


Narrower (hyponym)shop boy, shop girl


English verb: clerk

1. clerk (social) work as a clerk, as in the legal business


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)work









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