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Synonyms
clerk (klûrk; British klärk)

[Middle English, clergyman, secretary, from Old English clerc, Old French clerc, clergyman, both from Late Latin clēricus, from Greek klērikos, belonging to the clergy, from klēros, inheritance, lot.]

noun 

  1. A person who works in an office performing such tasks as keeping records, attending to correspondence, or filing.
    1. A person who keeps the records and performs the regular business of a court, legislative body, or municipal district.
    2. Law A law clerk, as for a judge.
  3. A person who works at a sales counter or service desk, as at a store or hotel.
  4. A cleric.
  5. Archaic A scholar.

intransitive verb: clerked, clerk·ing, clerks. 

To work or serve as a clerk: clerked in a store; clerks for a judge.

derivatives

clerḱdom
noun
clerḱshiṕ
noun