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clerks

UK/klɑː(ɹ)ks/US/klɝks/

clerks is the plural of clerk.

clerks is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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: Clerks

Clerks

  1. (plural) plural of Clerk

Phrases with clerks

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Words that rhyme with clerks

Questions about clerks

What is clerks the plural of?
Clerks is the plural of clerk.
What part of speech is clerks?
Clerks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce clerks?
Clerks is pronounced /klɑː(ɹ)ks/ (UK).

Words near clerks in the dictionary

  1. clerkliness
  2. clerkling
  3. clerklings
  4. clerkly
  5. clerkly script
  6. clerks
  7. clerks of courses
  8. clerks of the course
  9. clerks of the pells
  10. clerks of the pipe
  11. clerks of the works

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