clark
/klɑː(ɹ)k/
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/ˈklaɹk/
clark is the alternative form of clerk.
Meaning of clerk
Noun
clerk (plural clerks)
- One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- As office boy I made such a mark
That they gave me the post of a junior clerk.1879, W[illiam] S[chwenck] Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan, composer, “When I Was a Lad”, in H.M.S. Pinafore; […], San Francisco: Bacon & Company, […], →OCLC, page 10
- A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.
- A law clerk.
- An employee at a hotel who deals with guests.
- The chief legal advisor of a legislature or legislative chamber, who is usually also responsible for keeping minutes of sittings.
- As office boy I made such a mark
- A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
Proper noun capitalized: Clark
Clark (usually uncountable, plural Clarks)
- An English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in Routt County, Colorado.
- A minor city in Randolph County, Missouri; named for Confederate general John Bullock Clark Jr..
- An unincorporated community in Storey County and Washoe County, Nevada.
- A township in Union County, New Jersey; named for Declaration of Independence signatory Abraham Clark.
- A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
- A city, the county seat of Clark County, South Dakota.
- An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Washington.
- An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Hixon, Clark County, Wisconsin.
- A former settlement in California.
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- A number of other townships in the United States, listed under Clark Township.
- Former name of DISH: a town in Denton County, Texas, United States.
- A freeport zone in Pampanga, site of a former United States Air Base.
- A development in Tarlac, the New Clark City.
- A special economic zone spanning Tarlac and Pampanga province.
Forms of clark
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | clarks |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Clarks |
| alternative form | Clarke |
| alternative form | Clerk |
| alternative form | Clerke |
Origin of clark
From Old English clerc (“clergyman; learned man”), whence also clerk.
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Questions about clark
- What does clark mean?
- Clark means an English and Scottish surname originating as an occupation for a scribe, secretary, or cleric.
- What is clark the alternative form of?
- Clark is the alternative form of clerk.
- What part of speech is clark?
- Clark is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce clark?
- Clark is pronounced /klɑː(ɹ)k/ (UK).
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