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clerk
[ klurk; British klahrk ]
/ klɜrk; British klɑrk /
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noun
verb (used without object)
to act or serve as a clerk.
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British Dictionary definitions for clerk
clerk
/ (klɑːk, US Canadian klɜːrk) /
noun
verb
(intr) to serve as a clerk
Derived forms of clerk
clerkdom, nounclerkish, adjectiveclerkship, nounWord Origin for clerk
Old English clerc, from Church Latin clēricus, from Greek klērikos cleric, relating to the heritage (alluding to the Biblical Levites, whose inheritance was the Lord), from klēros heritage
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