Clerk
/klɐːk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Clerk
noun
- One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
- In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
- A cleric or clergyman (the legal title for clergy of the Church of England is "Clerk in Holy Orders", still used in legal documents and cherished by some of their number).
- A scholar.