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clerke

clerke is the obsolete spelling of clerk.

Meaning of clerk

Noun

clerk (plural clerks)

  1. 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
    1. A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.
    2. A law clerk.
    3. An employee at a hotel who deals with guests.
    4. The chief legal advisor of a legislature or legislative chamber, who is usually also responsible for keeping minutes of sittings.
  2. (Quakerism) A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.

See all 12 meanings of clerk

Proper noun capitalized: Clerke

Clerke (plural Clerkes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of clerke

Noun
pluralclerkes
Proper noun
pluralClerkes

Questions about clerke

What does clerke mean?
Clerke means a surname.
What is clerke the obsolete spelling of?
Clerke is the obsolete spelling of clerk.
What part of speech is clerke?
Clerke is a proper noun.

Words near clerke in the dictionary

  1. clerk-ale
  2. clerk-ales
  3. clerkage
  4. clerkdom
  5. clerkdoms
  6. clerke
  7. clerked
  8. Clerkenwell
  9. clerkery
  10. clerkes
  11. clerkess

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