clerk

English Thesaurus

1. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) (noun.person)

hypernym	:	employee,
definition	:	a worker who is hired to perform a job (noun.person)

hyponym	:	desk clerk, hotel clerk, hotel desk clerk,
definition	:	a hotel receptionist (noun.person)

hyponym	:	file clerk, filer, filing clerk,
definition	:	a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization (noun.person)

hyponym	:	paper-pusher,
definition	:	a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork (noun.person)

hyponym	:	pencil pusher, penpusher,
definition	:	a clerk who does boring paperwork (noun.person)

hyponym	:	mapper, plotter,
definition	:	a clerk who marks data on a chart (noun.person)

hyponym	:	mail clerk, postal clerk,
definition	:	a clerk in a post office (noun.person)

hyponym	:	settler,
definition	:	a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings (noun.person)

hyponym	:	shipping clerk,
definition	:	an employee who ships and receives goods (noun.person)

hyponym	:	sorter,
definition	:	a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	tally clerk, tallyman,
definition	:	one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received (noun.person)

hyponym	:	timekeeper,
definition	:	a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees (noun.person)

2. a salesperson in a store (noun.person)

hypernym	:	sales rep, sales representative, salesperson,
definition	:	a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited) (noun.person)

hyponym	:	shop boy,
definition	:	a young male shop assistant (noun.person)

hyponym	:	shop girl,
definition	:	a young female shop assistant (noun.person)

3. work as a clerk, as in the legal business (verb.social)

hypernym	:	work,
definition	:	exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity (verb.social)

4. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) (noun.person)

derivation	:	clerkship,
definition	:	the job of clerk (noun.act)

derivation	:	clerk,
definition	:	work as a clerk, as in the legal business (verb.social)

derivation	:	clerical,
definition	:	appropriate for or engaged in office work (adj.all)

derivation	:	clerical,
definition	:	of or relating to clerks (adj.pert)

5. a salesperson in a store (noun.person)

derivation	:	clerkship,
definition	:	the job of clerk (noun.act)

domain usage	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

6. work as a clerk, as in the legal business (verb.social)

derivation	:	bookkeeping, clerking,
definition	:	the activity of recording business transactions (noun.act)

derivation	:	clerk,
definition	:	an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) (noun.person)

7. an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) (noun.person)

derivation	:	clerkship,
definition	:	the job of clerk (noun.act)

derivation	:	clerk,
definition	:	work as a clerk, as in the legal business (verb.social)

derivation	:	clerical,
definition	:	appropriate for or engaged in office work (adj.all)

derivation	:	clerical,
definition	:	of or relating to clerks (adj.pert)

8. a salesperson in a store (noun.person)

derivation	:	clerkship,
definition	:	the job of clerk (noun.act)

domain usage	:	britain, great britain, u.k., uk, united kingdom, united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland,
definition	:	a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom (noun.location)

9. work as a clerk, as in the legal business (verb.social)

derivation	:	bookkeeping, clerking,
definition	:	the activity of recording business transactions (noun.act)

derivation	:	clerk,
definition	:	an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) (noun.person)