clerk UK /klɑːk/US /klɝk/noun 9verb 2forms 3 noun9 •an office worker who looks after files, letters and lists of money paid and receivedAs office boy I made such a mark That they gave me the post of a junior clerk. — 1879 •A law clerk. •The chief legal advisor of a legislature or legislative chamber, who is usually also responsible for keeping minutes of sittings. •A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market. •An employee at a hotel who deals with guests. •(old-fashioned) 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 facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs. •(no longer used) 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).God save the King! Will no man say, amen? / Am I both priest and clerk? Well then, amen. — 1595 •(no longer used) A scholar.13th century, Traditional carol, And all was for an appel, an appel that he toke/As clerkès finden written in their boke. verb2 •To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk.The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer. •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.The best preparation for the long case is to clerk patients on the wards and in outpatients within a strict 60 minutes. This would include deciding on a policy of management. — 1987 formsclerked · clerking · clerks
