clerk
Syllabification: (clerk)
Pronunciation: /klərk/
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Definition of clerk
noun
verb
Origin:
Old English cleric, clerc (in the sense 'ordained minister, literate person'), from ecclesiastical Latin clericus 'clergyman' (see cleric); reinforced by Old French clerc, from the same source. clerk (sense 1 of the noun) dates from the early 16th century