shipping clerk

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noun

a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.

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Origin of shipping clerk

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby shipping clerk

shipper, shippie, shipping, shipping agent, shipping articles, shipping clerk, shipping fever, shipping lane, shipping room, shipping ton, shippon

How to use shipping clerk in a sentence

Judge Hinkle said “the Constitution requires the Clerk to issue such licenses.”
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Bob Cratchit, the clerk who is the father of Tiny Tim and who meekly serves Scrooge, is paid fifteen shillings a week.
How Dickens and Scrooge Saved Christmas|Clive Irving|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As a way to be more available to needy souls outside the church, Williams took a clerk job at Walgreens pharmacy.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On October 5, 2013, Wilson pointed a pistol at a postal clerk.
Post Office Robbers More Wanted Than ISIS|M.L. Nestel|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Manufacturing merchandise, publicity (a radio ad in SF, Facebook ads, venue specific advertising), supplies, shipping.
How Much Money Does a Band Really Make on Tour?|Jack Conte|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
The office of clerk of the court is about to be sold, having been placed at fifteen hundred pesos.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Hilda suggested that the ticket-clerk should be interrogated, but the aperture of communication with him was shut.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
My father took me to the office in which I was to make a start and presented me to the chief clerk.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Except the chief clerk, whose salary was about £160, I do not believe there was another whose pay exceeded £100 a year.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow

British Dictionary definitions for shipping clerk

shipping clerk

noun

a person employed by a company to arrange, receive, record, and send shipments of goods

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