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Clerk

/klɐːk/

One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.

📖 Definitions of "Clerk"

noun

1
One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
2
A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
3
In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
4
A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number).

verb

1
To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
"The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer."

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
salesclerknoun	Alternative form of sales clerk. [A person employed by a store to sell merchandise, assist customers in finding merchandise, and accept payment.]
shop clerknoun	a salesperson in a store

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
salesclerknoun	Alternative form of sales clerk. [A person employed by a store to sell merchandise, assist customers in finding merchandise, and accept payment.]
shop clerknoun	a salesperson in a store
salespersonnoun	A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.
salesmannoun	A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
sellernoun	Someone who sells; a vendor; a clerk.
vendornoun	A person or a company that vends or sells.
officernoun	One who has a position of authority in a hierarchical organization, especially in military, police or government organizations.
employeenoun	A person who provides labor to a company or another person.
workernoun	One who works: a person who performs labor for a living; traditionally, especially, manual labor.
registrynoun	(countable) A record; an account; a register.
secretarial	Pertaining to a secretary.
secretarynoun	A person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work.
assistantnoun	A person who assists or helps someone else.
secretariatnoun	The office or department of a government secretary.
employed	In a job; working.
registrarnoun	An official keeper or recorder of records.
agentnoun	One who exerts power, or has the power to act.
attendantnoun	One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.
coronernoun	(Canada, US, medicine) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
deputenoun	(Scotland) A deputy.