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overclerk

overclerk noun: a clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.

Noun

overclerk (plural overclerks)

  1. A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.
    • There were clerks innumerable, with underclerks beneath them and overclerks above.2009, Jedediah Berry, The Manual of Detection, →ISBN, page 22
    • As Kharl followed the overclerk with his eyes, he noticed the robed figure of a lord justicer in the hallway outside.2010, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Ordermaster, →ISBN, page 355

Forms of overclerk

pluraloverclerks

Origin of overclerk

From over- + clerk.

Questions about overclerk

What does overclerk mean?
Overclerk means a clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.
What part of speech is overclerk?
Overclerk is a noun.
What is the plural of overclerk?
The plural of overclerk is overclerks.

Words near overclerk in the dictionary

  1. overcleans
  2. overclear
  3. overcleared
  4. overclearing
  5. overclears
  6. overclerk
  7. overclerked
  8. overclerks
  9. overclever
  10. overcleverness
  11. overclimb

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