1. An employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
   "The clerk filed the invoices and updated the customer database"
    
2. A salesperson in a store
   "The helpful shop clerk assisted customers in finding the right sizes";
   - salesclerk [N. Amer], shop clerk, shop assistant [Brit, Cdn]

1. Work as a clerk, as in the legal business
   "She clerked for a Supreme Court justice"

Derived forms: clerked, clerking, clerks

Type of: employe [US], employee, rep [informal], representative, sales rep [informal], sales representative, salesperson, work

Encyclopedia: Clerk, Nicholas