file clerk

American  

noun

1. an office employee whose principal work is to file and retrieve papers, records, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of file clerk

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

The Los Angeles Police Department wasn’t hiring, so he worked as a file clerk at Northrop Aircraft temporarily and eventually began opening training schools for martial arts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Here, Barradas-Medel worked her way up from nanny to cleaning lady to file clerk in a law firm.

From Los Angeles Times

By her early 20s she was living in New York, working as a file clerk and proofreader while trying to break in as a writer.

From New York Times

After graduating from high school in 1964, he worked as an FBI file clerk and served in the Army in Frankfurt, Germany, before settling in Washington in 1967 after his discharge.

From Washington Post

He brought her to the courthouse often and put her to work as his file clerk, starting in elementary school.

From Seattle Times