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# clerk

noun (a clerk, clerks); verb (clerk, clerks, clerked — US, rare)

«clerk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A clerk is a person whose job is keeping records, filing and writing in an office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#m1)
2. (US, Canada) A clerk is a shop assistant who serves customers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#m2)
3. A clerk is an official in charge of records for a court, council or school (school clerk). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#m3)
4. In old times, a clerk could also be a servant in charge of a part of a great house, such as the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it names an office or shop worker: bank clerk, desk clerk, sales clerk. In maths problems a clerk sorts letters or sells items. Phrases: bank clerk, desk clerk, sales clerk, court clerk, town clerk.

### Examples

- The clerk stamped the letter. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x1)
- Ask the clerk at the desk for a key. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x2)
- The store clerk gave me my change. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x3)
- A bank clerk counted the money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x4)
- The school clerk keeps the records. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x5)
- The clerk sorted 120 letters into 4 piles of 30. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x6)
- The town clerk wrote down the votes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x7)
- She works as a clerk in an office. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x8)
- “Ah! madam,” cried the clerk of the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/#x9)

### Note

Pronunciation trap: UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ say "clark"; US and Canada say "clurk". Countable. Adjective: clerical (office work).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clerk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clerk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clerk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clerk.html) on Mova free.