noun
- plural of clerk; office workers who perform routine administrative tasks such as filing, typing, and record-keeping
- plural of clerk; employees in retail stores who assist customers and handle sales transactions
- plural of clerk; junior employees in law firms who assist lawyers with research and administrative duties
Usage: legal
Examples
- The office clerks organized all the filing cabinets by department.
- Several clerks were working late to finish the quarterly reports.
- The store hired additional clerks for the holiday shopping season.
- Customers waited in line while the clerks processed their purchases.
- The law firm’s clerks spent hours researching case precedents.
- New clerks receive training on the company’s computer systems.
- The clerks at the courthouse helped visitors find the right forms.