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as in registrar
an official whose job is to keep records
you'll need to get a copy of your birth certificate from the office of the town clerk
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as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the clerk suggested a different brand
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as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
the clerks in the rural parishes were for the most part sons of merchants
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Recent Examples of clerk
Moments later, a clerk startled them, the teens said.
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Larry Seward, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Trump has also vowed retribution against Colorado for its refusal to release Tina Peters, a former county clerk who last year was convicted of crimes related to tampering with voting machines.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
Without the papers, McKnight’s plea could not be heard, the clerk reminded him.
—Saumya Roy, The Dial, 6 Jan. 2026
Then, the news got even sweeter when the clerk realized that there were some zeros missing.
—Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clerk
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Brom has held a succession of positions in the county elections office and currently serves as assistant registrar.—
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Local media outlets reported that the registrar said the seminar was cancelled because prior permission was not sought.—
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Over the course of his life, Reagan worked as a clothing salesman, actor, radio personality, author, and political commentator.—
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After retiring from his career as a meat salesman in 2013, Diaz volunteered at Cook Children’s Medical Center every Monday.—
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There is a priest; there is the Word, a term used in Christianity to refer to Christ and to Holy Scripture; there is God, whom the priest calls love; there is a baby and a cross, bookending the life of Christ.—
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Estelle is forced into relentless negotiations to save the lives of inmates and prison personnel including the prison’s priest (Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus) and librarian (Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus).—
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The secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, went further, calling the incident an act of domestic terrorism.—
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Thomas Jefferson, as secretary of state, passionately advocated honoring the treaty, viewing it as a debt of gratitude to a nation that shared republican ideals and had sacrificed much for American liberty.—
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One of the men, like Baldwin, had been a boy preacher.—
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But some believe a traveling, apocalyptic preacher convinced her that killing Noah, John, Paul, Luke and Mary was the only way to save them from eternal damnation.—
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The First Lady, Janet, serves as education minister; Museveni’ son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, is Chief of Defence Forces.—
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Palka, with a flattop and clean shave, looks more like a Marine than a minister.—
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The clergyman connected Webster with another church member who was a criminal-defense lawyer.—
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With intact skin and tissue, the mummified body, thought to be an 18th century clergyman, had drawn speculation of healing properties and even rumors of being poisoned.—
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Chris Collins had been a member of the church for four years and served as a deacon.—
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Kirton, former Mayor Schulman and Lucy Hurston, a deacon at the Bloomfield Congregational Church, jointly sued the town and the town council soon after voters approved the budget referendum in May.—
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“Clerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clerk. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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