CLERK Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

clerk

noun

ˈklərk

Definition of clerk

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 Local clerks in Metro Detroit have been sharing updates on their preparation and delivery since absentee ballot season officially opened on Thursday. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Brown, a former security official with the Michigan Department of State, said her group has hired former CISA employees to help provide training and other support to election clerks and fill the gap. — Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 The broker’s role shifts from data entry clerk to data reviewer. — Wesley D. Snow, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 But what if my older brother hadn’t seen or told me about that small notice in the Herald for an opening for a part-time sports clerk? — Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for clerk

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Noun

Si, Slovenia's domain registrar, denies any wrongdoing, Snopes reports.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
As the registrar of voters for this Northern California community, Curtis was both election administrator and candidate this summer.

— Patrick Marley, Washington Post, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of registrar

Noun

Its original owner and namesake was a salesman at Marshall Field & Company, a department store in downtown Chicago.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Keyt’s father ran a flooring and furnishing company, which Flynn had worked for as a salesman for about three or four years, Keyt said.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of salesman

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In the foreground of the painting rises a lone umbrella pine; at its base are the tiny figures of a priest and a young girl.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026
Trending Video At the time, Frederick and his husband, William, a priest, were living in church housing.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of priest

Noun

The film chronicled Gortner’s youth as a Pentecostal preacher in the American South and exposed the deceptive practices used to bilk believers out of their money.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless.

— Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of preacher

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Also on Monday, the foreign and defense ministers of Pakistan and Turkey agreed with Saudi Arabia to deploy military forces to the kingdom under their defense pact.

— AHMED AL-HAJ, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
The minister told The Associated Press that the 30 killed in the crash have already been buried.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of minister

Noun

The seeds are then planted in California, where Eddie Anderson, a clergyman, political organizer and the founder of Freedom Farms Collective, helps oversee their growth.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
Costco ditches its Kirkland beer Pope Leo XIV, who grew up listening to popular American television preacher Archbishop Fulton Sheen, praised his fellow Illinois clergyman as an inspiration today on the eve of Sheen’s beatification.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of clergyman

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Then his neighbor, a deacon in his church, told him about a previous roommate who had died of cancer, and how he had recently been diagnosed himself.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Paden’s great-aunt, Dixie Wilson, talked of her great-nephew’s service as a junior deacon at the local New Market Christian Church.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of deacon

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