Clerks

Office staff members

Clerks are employees who handle administrative, clerical, or sales duties.

A store clerk assists customers; a file clerk organizes records; a desk clerk works reception.

The term suggests routine office or retail work rather than specialized expertise.

In legal contexts, a clerk serves a judge, handling paperwork and research.

As a verb, to clerk is to work in such a role: She clerked for a Supreme Court justice after law school.

administrative

secretary

Administrative office aide

records · typing · data entry · office · cubicle · forms · correspondence · document · memo · bureaucracy

retail

cashier

Till operator

shopkeeper · salesperson · stockroom · customer service · name tag · shift · till · merchandise · inventory · scanner

legal

docket

Court's case schedule

judge · courtroom · case files · subpoena · transcript · oath · summons · affidavit · legal documents · bailiff

film

Kevin Smith

slacker · convenience store · indie · comedy · 1994 · black and white · dialogue · cult classic · video store · Jay

religious

vestry

Church robing chamber

minister · ecclesiastical · vicar · altar · sacristy · vestments · ordination · seminary · rector · liturgy

Categories
Opposites
organizational hierarchy

Clerksmanagers

Those who oversee operations

executives · bosses · directors · supervisors · CEOs

nature of work

Clerkslaborers

Workers doing physical tasks

tradespeople · craftsmen · field workers · factory workers · mechanics

customer relationship

Clerkscustomers

People who purchase goods

patrons · shoppers · clients · buyers · consumers

Phrases
Family

clerk, cleric, clerical, clerically, clerkship, clergy, clergyman, clergywoman

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated R