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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Recent Examples of clerk
The Data Entry Clerk Perhaps the most immediately vulnerable role is the data entry clerk.
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Into his tight circle comes Matthew (Théodore Pellerin), a store clerk turned amateur filmmaker whom Oliver decides, fleetingly, is cool.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
An investigation into 193 uncounted absentee ballots in Madison, Wisconsin, revealed errors in election procedures and led to the clerk's resignation.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Ted Sarandos has always had an uncanny grasp of titles and stars, conjuring them in his pre-internet days as a video store clerk and dropping them frequently during his 25-year run at Netflix.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Into his tight circle comes Matthew (Théodore Pellerin), a store clerk turned amateur filmmaker whom Oliver decides, fleetingly, is cool.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 21 July 2025
An investigation into 193 uncounted absentee ballots in Madison, Wisconsin, revealed errors in election procedures and led to the clerk's resignation.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 17 July 2025
Ted Sarandos has always had an uncanny grasp of titles and stars, conjuring them in his pre-internet days as a video store clerk and dropping them frequently during his 25-year run at Netflix.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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But booking a historical hotel or Airbnb rental with a storied past—tales of tenants, centuries-old architecture, or whatever else might land a property on a local registrar—is the difference between a simple spot to snooze at night and your next dinner party conversation.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
16 July 2025
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Ballots had to be postmarked by Tuesday and must arrive by May 13 to be counted, according to the registrar’s office.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
8 May 2025
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The couple settled in Richmond, Kentucky, where George was employed as a traveling shoe salesman.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Ludvigsen, who was 32 at the time, worked as a bond salesman on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
9 July 2025
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And, over time, fewer new European priests arrived in Kongo, making translation less necessary.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
12 July 2025
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One particular enemy of Gauguin’s was Bishop Martin, a Catholic priest on Hiva Oa who did his best to stomp out local custom, forbidding tattooing, Polynesian dancing, and the customary practice of polyandry.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
11 July 2025
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Nicholas Kent is President Donald Trump's pick to serve as under secretary in the Department of Education.—
Chris Quintana,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs at the Department of Homeland Security, confirmed Yang’s deportation in a statement to CNN.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
25 July 2025
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Unexpectedly, he's been taking it upon himself to continue quoting verses, stepping into the role of a preacher.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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By my rough count, more than a dozen colleges and universities had their beginnings on or near the Great Wagon Road, simple affairs typically begun by Presbyterian preachers who maintained that Christian education was next to godliness.—
James Dodson
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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At least 11 people have been arrested since video of the incident recently went viral on social media, Balochistan’s chief minister Safraz Bugti said.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
21 July 2025
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The tumult comes days ahead of the finance minister’s mid-year budget review on July 24 — a key moment for the new government that came to office in January, to present its vision for economic growth.—
Nana Oye Ankrah,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Images on social media showed clergymen in black robes who had rushed to the scene jostling with police as members of the NSS stood by.—
Avet Demourian,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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Born in 1775, Austen grew up in the Hampshire countryside, where her father served as a clergyman in the village of Steventon.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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In addition to his leadership and donations to Vanderbilt, Wills' other philanthropic ventures included serving as president of the YMCA of Metropolitan Nashville, president of the Tennessee Historical Society and a deacon and elder at The Downtown Presbyterian Church in Nashville.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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The church may very well have served as a hiding place in the Underground Railroad, given that March Haynes, a deacon of the church, was a known member of the network.—
Brienne Walsh,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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