clerk
Pronunciation:
/klɐːk//klɑːk//klɝk/noun
Definitions
One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk).
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).
verb
Definitions
To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
Example: The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.