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bank clerk

American  

noun

British.
  1. teller.


bank clerk British  

noun

  1. an employee of a bank

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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

Kugan Sivanathan, a 21-year-old bank clerk, has been filing out application after application without much luck.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 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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