clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job settler - a clerk in a betting shop who calculates the winnings sorter - a clerk who sorts things (as letters at the post office) tally clerk, tallyman - one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received timekeeper - a clerk who keeps track of the hours worked by employees |