bank clerk
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of bank clerk
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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His father was a bank clerk and his mother a border police officer.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
He joined Hong Kong’s public broadcaster in 1960 after working as a prison warden and bank clerk.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023
In 1953, after completing two years of service, he returned to Memphis and resumed working as a bank clerk while playing fiddle in local country dance bands.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2022
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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