bank clerk
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bank clerk
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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A former bank clerk, Bourne left his job in 1857 to pursue photography full-time.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
Although he had studied as a religious scholar, he worked as a bank clerk and was for years the Afghan state bank’s representative in Karachi, which was then a port city in undivided India.
From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2023
He joined Hong Kong’s public broadcaster in 1960 after working as a prison warden and bank clerk.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
Anastasiia Tolchynska, a 29-year-old bank clerk, came to the restaurant to collect meals for herself and work her colleagues.
From Reuters ● Sep. 20, 2022
Cullivan, in appearance a cautious bank clerk with depleted hair and a face rather difficult to recall, agreed that outwardly he hadn’t changed much.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
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