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clerk

/klɝk/noun, verb1 syllable

Clerk means: a salesperson in a store.

Synonyms for clerk7

noun, as in a salesperson in a store

salesclerk, shop clerk, shop assistant

also used for clerk

register, registrar, scribe, secretary

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What does clerk mean?3

noun

1

a salesperson in a store

2

an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)

verb

1

work as a clerk, as in the legal business

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with clerk?12

one syllable

workjerkburkekirkdirkturkperkquirklurksmirkcirque

two syllables

berserk
Show 40 near rhymes
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Clerk in a sentence

  • The clerk nodded, so the woman wrote a check and handed it over.CM
  • Not having finished his work, the clerk couldn't go to the party.CM
  • All of a sudden, the clerk lost his temper.CK
  • The mother of the poet was a washwoman, his father a clerk.maaster
  • Among the audience, there were students, teachers, clerks, and so on.unknown
  • The robber aimed his gun at the clerk.CK
  • Ziri began threatening the bank clerk at gunpoint.Amastan
  • The clerk was dismissed on the grounds of her rude manners.unknown

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Forms of clerk

as a noun

plural
clerks

as a verb

past tense
clerked
present participle
clerking
third-person singular
clerks
past participle
clerked