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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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Nearby words

  1. shipper,
  2. shippie,
  3. shipping,
  4. shipping agent,
  5. shipping articles,
  6. shipping fever,
  7. shipping lane,
  8. shipping room,
  9. shipping ton,
  10. shippon

Origin of shipping clerk

First recorded in 1855–60
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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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