clerk
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Someone who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
klurkIPA pronunciation (US)
klɝːk
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
An employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
An employee at a hotel who deals with guests.
A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.
verb
To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
Used this way, clerk is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use clerk
- “The store clerk helped me find the right size shirt.”
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