clerk
US: /ˈkɫɝk/
UK: /klˈɑːk/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
clerk /klɑ:k/- danh từ
- người thư ký
- a bank clerk: thư ký ngân hàng
- chief clerk: chánh văn phòng
- clerk of the Court: viên lục sự
- tu sĩ, giáo sĩ, mục sư ((cũng) clerk in holy orders)
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) người giúp việc bán hàng, nhân viên bán hàng
- (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) người biết đọc biết viết
- to be no great clerk: là người không đọc thông viết thạo
- clerk of the weather
- (đùa cợt) nhà nghiên cứu khí tượng; (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) giám đốc nha khí tượng
- ông khí tượng (khí tượng nhân cách hoá)
- clerk of the works
- đốc công (trông nom việc xây dựng nhà cửa)
- người thư ký
- nội động từ
- (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) làm thư ký
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb+ noun
1 a person whose job is to keep the records or accounts in an office, shop/store etc: an office clerk
See also -
2 an official in charge of the records of a council, court, etc: the Town Clerk + the Clerk of the Court
See also -
3 (also sales clerk) (both AmE) = SHOP ASSISTANT
4 (also desk clerk) (both AmE) a person whose job is dealing with people arriving at or leaving a hotel
Synonym: RECEPTIONIST
+ verb (AmE) [V] to work as a clerk: a clerking job
Collocation
ADJ.
chief, senior | assistant, junior | articled
an articled clerk working for a large law firm
| bank, council, office, parish, railway, solicitor's | accounts, booking, filing
PREP.
~ to
He held the post of Clerk to the Council.
PHRASES
the office/post of clerk
JOB:
be, work as ~
She's a well-known writer. Her father, a trained chef, now works as a bus driver.
study to be, train as, train to be ~
She trained as a painter and sculptor.
start (work) as ~
He started work as a trainee chef.
become, qualify as ~
She qualified as a vet last year.
employ (sb as), have
The company employs more than 1500 engineers.
engage (sb as), get, hire (sb as), recruit, take on ~
They have recruited a new designer.
appoint, appoint sb (as), make sb ~
are usually used with academic, official or highly responsible jobs:He was appointed Professor of Law at Yale. At 39 she was made chairman of the board.
dismiss, fire, sack ~
The club have sacked their coach.
Concise dictionary
clerks|clerked|clerkingklɑːknoun
+an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
+a salesperson in a store
verb
+work as a clerk, as in the legal business
