clerk
[ klurk; British klahrk ]
/ klɜrk; British klɑrk /
noun
verb (used without object)
to act or serve as a clerk.
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clerk
/ (klɑːk, US Canadian klɜːrk) /
noun
verb
(intr)
to serve as a clerk
Derived forms of clerk
clerkdom, noun clerkish, adjective clerkship, nounWord Origin for clerk
Old English
clerc, from Church Latin
clēricus, from Greek
klērikos cleric, relating to the heritage (alluding to the Biblical Levites, whose inheritance was the Lord), from
klēros heritage