clerk

1. n. A clergyman or ecclesiastic. Source: opted

2. n. A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters. Source: opted

3. n. A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it. Source: opted

4. n. One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk. Source: opted

5. n. An assistant in a shop or store. Source: opted

6. n. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) Source: wordnet

7. n. a salesperson in a store Source: wordnet

8. v. work as a clerk, as in the legal business Source: wordnet

9. 1. A clergyman or ecclesiastic. [Obs.] All persons were styled clerks that served in the church of Christ. Ayliffe. 2. A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man of letters. [Obs.] "Every one that could read . . . being accounted a clerk." Blackstone. He was no great clerk, but he was perfectly well versed in the interests of Europe. Burke. 3. A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise assists in it. [Eng.] Hook. And like unlettered clerk still cry "Amen". Shak. 4. One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk. The clerk of the crown . . . withdrew the bill. Strype. Note: In some cases, clerk is synonymous with secretary. A clerk is always an officer subordinate to a higher officer, board, corporation, or person; whereas a secretary may be either a subordinate or the head of an office or department. 5. An assistant in a shop or store. [U. S.] Source: webster

10. n:100 n. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) v. work as a clerk, as in the legal business Source: ecdict

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