clerk

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Synonyms: clark, clerc, cler, cleek, cleck, cleri, klerk, clerp, clery, cherk, cleik

Antonyms: clark, clerc, cler, cleek, cleck, cleri, klerk, clerp, clery, cherk, cleik

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Noun

1. One who [[occupational]]ly provides [[assistance]] by [[work]]ing with [[record]]s, [[account]]s, [[letter]]s, etc.; an [[office]] [[worker]].
2. {{lb|en|Quakerism}} A [[facilitator]] of a [[Quaker]] [[meeting]] for [[business]] [[affair]]s.
3. {{lb|en|archaic}} In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called ''parish clerk'' and ''Bible clerk'').
4. {{lb|en|dated}} 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).
5. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[scholar]].

Verb

1. To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.
2. {{lb|en|medicine}} To assemble [[information]] about a [[patient]] during their [[initial]] [[assessment]] by actions such as a taking a [[detailed]] [[medical history]] and performing a [[physical examination]].

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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