Clerk - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |klɜːrk|  American pronunciation of the word clerk
Brit.  |klɑːk|  British pronunciation of the word clerk

noun

- an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
- a salesperson in a store (syn: salesclerk)

verb

- work as a clerk, as in the legal business

Extra examples

Have the court clerk file your request with the judge.

He works as a clerk in a local pet store.

Leave the keys with the desk clerk.

He clerks in a supermarket.

Debbie has a summer job clerking in an office.

The clerk handed her the receipt

The clerk listens to them closely

He plays the role of a timid and fearful clerk.

...the clerk handed her the receipt...

He was working as a lowly clerk.

The angry customer was not placated by the clerk's apology.

...pitiless taskmaster that he was, Ebenezer Scrooge only reluctantly let his ill-paid clerk have Christmas Day off...

She worked as a clerk before ascending to her current position.

...the clerk was an ungrateful wretch who stole money from his employer's cash register...

The clerk was well bounced for his carelessness.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: clerk
he/she/it: clerks
present participle: clerking
past tense: clerked
past participle: clerked
noun
singular: clerk
plural: clerks
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