file clerk

noun

: a clerk who works on files

Examples of file clerk in a Sentence

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Ul takes a half day off from her job as a law firm file clerk every Wednesday to serve others. — Sharon Chin, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026 Who cared that his job, as a file clerk in the accounting department of the trendy lifestyle brand, had nothing to do with design? — Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 11 June 2026 During the war, Soskin worked as a file clerk for a segregated shipyard workers union auxiliary. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Dec. 2025 My lead character Beanie, who is sort of based on me, talked her way into being a file clerk in the lowliest corner of the industry. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for file clerk

Word History

First Known Use

1919, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of file clerk was in 1919

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“File clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/file%20clerk. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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