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English
Pronunciation
British English
*IPA|/É‘Ë(r)k/
audio|en-us-clerk.ogg|Audio (US)
*rhymes|É‘Ë(r)k
*Homophone: Clark
Australian English
*IPA|/aËk/
*rhymes|É‘Ë(r)k
*Homophone: Clark
General American/WEAE
*IPA|/klÉœËrk/, AHD|/'klerk/
*rhymes|ÉœË(r)k
Etymology
From Latin clericus "a priest," < Greek κληÏικός klerikos (adj.) in church jargon "of the clergy," < κλήÏος kleros "lot, inheritance" (orig. "a shard used in casting lots").
Noun
wikipedia
en-noun
- One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs
Translations
Finnish: konttoristi, virkailija
German: Büroangestellte m (1), Angestellte m (1), Buchhalter m (1), Bürokaufmann m (1), Bürokauffrau f (1), Gerichtsschreiber m (1), Schreiber m (1)
Italian: impiegato m (1)
Hebrew: פקיד (paqyd) m, פקידה (pqida) f
Serbian: pisar m, beležnik m, pisarica f, beležnica f
Danish: kontorassistent m, kontorfunktionær m, ekspedient m, ekspeditrice m
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