Synonyms for clerk
Most common
secretary registrar book-keeper salesman prothonotary saleslady
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Shop assistant
shop assistant UK IE, sales clerk
2. Secretary
secretary, registrar, register, accountant, scribe, recorder, amanuensis, writer, penman
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
- n. 2
One who occupationally provides assistance by working with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker. A salesclerk; a person who serves customers in a store or market.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- clerks → secretaries, registrars, registers, accountants…
Example sentences
- secretary The new secretary types about 70 words per minute.
- salesman The salesman demonstrated how to use the machine.
- saleslady Tom tried to speak French to the saleslady.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| clerk | falling | |
| secretary | falling | |
| registrar | falling | |
| salesman | falling | |
| prothonotary | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- writer2, scribe1, penman2
- 8 letters
- register3, recorder3, salesman2
- 9 letters
- secretary4, registrar3, saleslady
- 10 letters
- accountant3, amanuensis
- 12 letters
- prothonotary
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (writer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- commis
- Español
- dependiente
- Deutsch
- Gehilfe