Plural of clerk
regular plural
The plural of clerk is clerks.
Forms of clerk
| Singular | clerk /klɑːk/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | clerks /klɑː(ɹ)ks/ |
| Countable | countable |
Clerks in a sentence
- Officers subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks subscribe copies or records.From the entry subscribe
- I asked three different clerks, and they all gave me the brush-off.From the entry give someone the brush-off
- One of the clerks gave me an information sheet about maneki nekos.2013, Christine Reiko Yano, “Global Kitty: Here, There, Nearly Everywhere”, in Pink Globalization: Hello Kitty’s Trek Across the Pacific…. From the entry maneki neko
- Joe oversaw a team of one hundred cryppies, translators, typists, punch card operators, and clerks.2011, Samantha Seiple, Ghosts in the Fog, page 11. From the entry cryppie
- There were clerks innumerable, with underclerks beneath them and overclerks above.2009, Jedediah Berry, The Manual of Detection, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry overclerk
Meaning of clerk
- noun One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- noun A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.
- noun A law clerk.
Questions about the plural of clerk
- What is the plural of clerk?
- The plural of clerk is clerks.
- Is clerk countable?
- Clerk is a countable noun.
Source and license
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