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clerklings

clerklings is the plural of clerkling.

Meaning of clerkling

Noun

clerkling (plural clerklings)

  1. A young or insignificant clerk.
    • Every Spaniard that spoke to him, whether clerkling or underling, was presented as a leading merchant, a marquis, or a count, while on the other hand any one who passed him by was a greenhorn, a petty official, a nobody!1912, Jose Rizal, The Reign of Greed

Questions about clerklings

What is clerklings the plural of?
Clerklings is the plural of clerkling.

Words near clerklings in the dictionary

  1. clerklier
  2. clerkliest
  3. clerklike
  4. clerkliness
  5. clerkling
  6. clerklings
  7. clerkly
  8. clerkly script
  9. clerks
  10. clerks of courses
  11. clerks of the course

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