单词 | clerk |
释义 | clerk —clerkish, adj. —clerklike, adj. —clerkship, n. /klerrk/; Brit. /klahrk/, n. 1. a person employed, as in an office, to keep records, file, type, or perform other general office tasks. 2. a salesclerk. 3. a person who keeps the records and performs the routine business of a court, legislature, board, etc. 4. a member of the clergy; ecclesiastic. 5. a lay person charged with various minor ecclesiastical duties. 6. Archaic. a. a person who is able to read, or to read and write. b. a scholar. v.i. 7. to act or serve as a clerk. [bef. 1000; ME, OE clerc, var. of cleric < LL clericus CLERIC] |
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