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clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) |
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employee a worker who is hired to perform a job
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desk clerk,
hotel clerk,
hotel desk clerk a hotel receptionist
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file clerk,
filing clerk,
filer a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
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paper-pusher a clerk or bureaucrat who does paperwork
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pencil pusher,
penpusher a clerk who does boring paperwork
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mapper,
plotter an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures
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mail clerk,
postal clerk a clerk in a post office
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settler a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
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shipping clerk an employee who ships and receives goods
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sorter a machine for sorting things (such as punched cards or letters) into classes
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tally clerk,
tallyman one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received
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timekeeper a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees
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clerk - work as a clerk, as in the legal business |
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work arrive at a certain condition through repeated motion; "The stitches of the hem worked loose after she wore the skirt many times"
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