clerk : Idioms & Phrases

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bank clerk

  • noun an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
    cashier; teller.
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booking clerk

  • noun someone who sells tickets (e.g., theater seats or travel accommodations)
    ticket agent.
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Book"ing clerk`
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  1. A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage tickets at a booking office.
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clerk-ale

Clerk"-ale` noun
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  1. A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk. Eng. T. Warton.
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desk clerk

  • noun a hotel receptionist
    hotel clerk; desk clerk.
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Entry clerk

  • (Com.), a clerk who makes the original entries of transactions in a business.
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file clerk

  • noun a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
    file clerk; filer.
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filing clerk

  • noun a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
    file clerk; filer.
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hotel clerk

  • noun a hotel receptionist
    hotel clerk; desk clerk.
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hotel desk clerk

  • noun a hotel receptionist
    hotel clerk; desk clerk.
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james clerk maxwell

  • noun Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
    Maxwell; J. C. Maxwell.
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Lay clerk

  • (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the congregation, etc., in the church service. Hook.
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Lord justice clerk

  • the second in rank of the two highest judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.
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mail clerk

  • noun a clerk in a post office
    mail clerk.
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Parish clerk

  • . (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish . (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists in the service of the Church of England.
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postal clerk

  • noun a clerk in a post office
    mail clerk.
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Riding clerk

  • . (a) A clerk who traveled for a commercial house . Obs. Eng. (b) One of the "six clerks" formerly attached to the English Court of Chancery.
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room clerk

  • noun a hotel clerk who is responsible for room assignments to guests
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shipping clerk

  • noun an employee who ships and receives goods
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Shire clerk

  • an officer of a county court; also, an under sheriff. Eng.
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shop clerk

  • noun a salesperson in a store
    clerk; salesclerk; shop assistant.
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tally clerk

  • noun one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received
    tallyman.
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Town clerk

  • noun the official who keeps a town's records
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  • an office who keeps the records of a town, and enters its official proceedings. See Clerk.
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Vestry clerk

  • an officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps a record of its proceedings; also, in England, one who keeps the parish accounts and books.
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