clerk

noun

ˈklərk How to pronounce clerk (audio)
Definition of clerknext
1
as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk

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2
as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store the clerk suggested a different brand

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3
as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants

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Recent Examples of clerk The change consolidated that job with another clerk’s office, which Republican supporters said would make the local judicial system more efficient. — Safiyah Riddle, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 The city clerk is responsible for maintaining government records while assisting the mayor and City Council with administrative duties inside and outside council meetings. — Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026 Vermeule—a former clerk for Scalia—proposes that conservatives should read the Constitution’s ambiguous phrases and general structure in an openly moral way, drawing on principles grounded in the nature and purposes of government. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 For Kai Schwemmer, who is the national political director for the College Republicans of America as well as Utah County’s deputy elections clerk, embracing overtly racial nationalism isn’t just good in itself. — Charlie Sabgir, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for clerk
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
  1. registrar
  2. salesman
  3. priest
  4. secretary
  5. preacher
  6. minister
  7. clergyman
  8. deacon
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  • Dean Logan, the head of the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk’s office, said his office is fighting to contain a wave of election misinformation, including some that is amplified by the White House.
    — Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • More voters registered Voter registration was up this year from the last primary, data from the county registrar show.
    — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 June 2026
Definition of registrar
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  • Key background Then-newlyweds Seamour and Gerte Shavin commissioned the house in 1949 and Seamour Shavin, a building materials salesman, helped to build the home.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published.
    — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
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  • In places such as Taiwan, Daoist priests can be seen today conducting rituals at community temples and annual festivals.
    — Michael Naparstek, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • At the moment the priest elevated the host during the consecration — the most sacred moment of the Catholic Mass, when Catholics believe bread becomes the body of Christ — thunder cracked loudly overhead.
    — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 6 July 2026
Definition of priest
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  • While the expiration of the enhanced ACA subsidies at the end of 2025 made insurance more expensive for millions of consumers, the HHS assistant secretary for planning and evaluation report cited efforts to crack down on improper signups.
    — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Linda McMahon, the Education secretary, pitched the changes as a way to get more help to families of kids with disabilities.
    — Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of secretary
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  • The dynamic duo of Jonda Valentine, an artist and daughter of a Pentecostal preacher, and her longtime friend Christa Suppan, who started as a bartender when Lipstick first opened, share co-ownership of the two bars.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 July 2026
  • The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person.
    — Emily Holshouser July 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Definition of preacher
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  • While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Our higher education was started by people of faith — Harvard, Yale, Princeton — were founded to train ministers of the Gospel.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of minister
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  • Robin, our hero, is the son of a country clergyman.
    — John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
  • The trio of vicars starts with James Norton as Sidney Chambers, the doe-eyed clergyman with a taste for cool jazz and clever women.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 14 June 2026
Definition of clergyman
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  • The research in the Diocese of Saginaw reviewed allegations against 37 priests and one deacon, 30 of whom are known or presumed to be dead.
    — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 June 2026
  • When there’s a big medical bill, the deacon, or maybe some sort of committee, a small committee within the church, try to pull some funds together to pay for it.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026
Definition of deacon

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