Clerk

A clerk (/klɑːrk/ or /klɜːrk/) is a white-collar worker who conducts general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment (a retail clerk). The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include record keeping, filing, staffing service counters, screening solicitors, and other administrative tasks.

History and etymology

The word clerk is derived from the Latin clericus meaning "cleric" or "clergyman", which is the latinisation of the Greek κληρικός (klērikos), "of the clergy".

The association derived from early medieval courts, where writing was mainly entrusted to clergy because most laymen couldn't read. In a medieval context, the word clerk meant "scholar". Even today, the term Clerk regular designates a type of regular cleric. The cognate terms in some languages, e.g., Klerk in Dutch, became restricted to a specific, fairly low rank in the administrative hierarchy.

United States

Clerk (1989 film)

Clerk is a Hindi movie, which was released in 1989. The film was written, produced, directed by and starred Manoj Kumar alongside an ensemble cast including Rekha, Anita Raj, Shashi Kapoor, Rajendra Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Prem Chopra, Sonu Walia as well as Pakistani actors Mohammed Ali and Zeba in their first and only Hindi film appearance. The film did not do well at the box office and was Manoj Kumar's last film featuring him in the leading role. After this film he made one last film appearance playing a small part in Maidan-E-Jung in 1995.

Cast

Music

The music was composed by Jagdish Khanna, Uttam Singh and Uttam Ghosh. The music was released under T-series.

Clerk (disambiguation)

A clerk is someone who works in an office. A retail clerk works in a store.

Office holder

Clerk(s) may also refer to a person who holds an office, most commonly in a local unit of government, or a court.

Former titles

Non-government titles