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Meaning of "clerk-like" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLERK-LIKE

clerk-like  [ˈklɑːkˌlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLERK-LIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Clerk-Like is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLERK-LIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of clerk-like in the English dictionary

The definition of clerk-like in the dictionary is acting in a scholarly manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLERK-LIKE


beaklike
ˈbiːkˌlaɪk
chalklike
ˈtʃɔːkˌlaɪk
corklike
ˈkɔːkˌlaɪk
epic-like
ˈɛpɪkˌlaɪk
forklike
ˈfɔːkˌlaɪk
hawklike
ˈhɔːkˌlaɪk
lake-like
ˈleɪkˌlaɪk
masklike
ˈmɑːskˌlaɪk
milklike
ˈmɪlkˌlaɪk
parklike
ˈpɑːkˌlaɪk
peaklike
ˈpiːkˌlaɪk
rocklike
ˈrɒkˌlaɪk
saclike
ˈsækˌlaɪk
sharklike
ˈʃɑːkˌlaɪk
smokelike
ˈsməʊkˌlaɪk
snakelike
ˈsneɪkˌlaɪk
stalklike
ˈstɔːkˌlaɪk
sticklike
ˈstɪkˌlaɪk
streaklike
ˈstriːkˌlaɪk
tanklike
ˈtæŋkˌlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLERK-LIKE

clericate
clericity
clerid
clerihew
clerisy
clerk
clerk in holy orders
Clerk of Court
clerk of the House
clerk of works
clerk to the justices
clerkdom
clerkess
clerkish
clerklier
clerkliest
clerkliness
clerkling
clerkly
clerkship

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLERK-LIKE

bird-like
cell-like
cloth-like
daughter-like
dislike
garden-like
guitar-like
human-like
jelly-like
jewel-like
like-for-like
metal-like
oil-like
scale-like
shell-like
soul-like
stone-like
summer-like
tail-like
virus-like
woman-like

Synonyms and antonyms of clerk-like in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «clerk-like» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLERK-LIKE

Find out the translation of clerk-like to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of clerk-like from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «clerk-like» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

店员样
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- empleado como
570 millions of speakers

English

clerk-like
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

क्लर्क की तरह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كاتب تشبه -
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

клерк , как
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixeiro -like
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কেরানি মত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

secrétaire - comme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kerani seperti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schreiber - wie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

店員様
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

서기 같은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kaya-kaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhân viên bán hàng như
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எழுத்தர் போன்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्लर्क सारखी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Katip benzeri
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impiegato come
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jak urzędnik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

клерк , як
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

- grefier ca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπάλληλος - όπως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klerk -agtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kontorist liknande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kontorist -lignende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of clerk-like

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERK-LIKE»

The term «clerk-like» is used very little and occupies the 191.333 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLERK-LIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about clerk-like

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLERK-LIKE»

Discover the use of clerk-like in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to clerk-like and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
ing settling clerk, like imprints and spaces of the respective blanks being similarly located to be in registration when the blanks are superposed, and means automatically transferring to said way-bill and record blanks the receiving agent's  ...
2
Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office
lng settling clerk, like Imprints and spaces of the respective blanks being similarly located to be In registration when the blanks are superposed, and means automatically transferring to said way-bill and record blanks the receiving agent's  ...
United States. Patent Office, 1913
3
Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
CLIFF. CLIMAC- TER. CLIMB CLINCH. CLINICAL. CLIO. CLOO. CLOISTER. CLERK, n. Clerk-like, Cle'rkly, adj. From the Latin, clericus. See Clergy. Cotgrave explains, " Clergie, — Cle'rkly, adv. ^learning, skill, science, clerkship." Cle'rkship, I ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
4
REPORTS FROM COMMISSIONERS: SIX VOLUMES. -4- (IRELAND.) ...
British, and clerk) ---....-... Like renewal .......... Constats of custodiam, and search, exclusive of stamp and clerk Search for custodiams for ten years, each outlaw, and stamp i s. each extract ........... Ditto for lands from the year 1760 ------- Constats ...
5
The Legacy of Language: A Tribute to Charlton Laird
The tale of the Clerk, like Chaucer's attitude toward contemporary political events as reflected in "Lak of Stedfastnesse," is informed by complex attitudes toward the nature of authority, the scope of politics, and the meaning of loyalty. Some of ...
Phillip C. Boardman, 1987
6
A Dictionary of the Language of Shakspeare
Midsummer-Night's Dream, v. 1. Clerk-like. Learned; scholarly. You are certainly a gentleman ; thereto Clerk-like, experienc'd. Winter's Tale, i. 2. Clerkly. Learned; clerk-like. Thou art clerkly, thou art clerkly, Sir John. Merry Wives of Windsor, iv.
Swynfen Jervis, Alexander Dyce, 1868
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Managing America's Cities: A Handbook for Local Government ...
It is a sound management prac- tice, however, to treat the city clerk like all other department managers. Both appointed and elected city clerks follow the same policies and procedures that are followed by other municipal department managers.
Roger L. Kemp, 1998
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The works of William Shakespeare, ed. by W.G. Clark and J. ...
How! caught of me! Make me not sighted like the basilisk: I have look'd on thousands, who have sped the better By my regard, but kill'd none so. Camillo, — 390 As you are certainly a gentleman ; thereto Clerk-like experienced, which no less ...
William Shakespeare, William George Clark, 1863
9
The Works of William Shakespeare: The taming of the shrew. ...
Capell. Clerk-like experienced, which no less adorns Our gentry than our. 374, 375 consider what...manners.] con- 379 you. do] F11'? do you F31]. sider. Il'hat... manners?Hudsonconj. 384 with 't] with it Rowe (ed. 2). 376 my lord] om. Hanmer.
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1891
10
The Works of William Shakespeare
Clerk-like experienced, which no less adorns Our gentry than our parents' noble names, In whose success we are gentle, — I beseech you, If you know aught which does behove my knowledge 395 Thereof to be inform'd, imprison 't not In ...
William Shakespeare, William Aldis Wright, 1904

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLERK-LIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term clerk-like is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal judge in Dallas clears way for some Stanford victims to have …
But he also ruled that when plaintiffs can show — as they do here — that the aid provided by the agents went beyond mere clerk-like duties, the ... «Dallas Morning News, Dec 14»
2
Douglas Blyde takes a gastronomic tour through Cognac with Eaux …
“I can tell the potential for maturation at this stage,” says clerk-like in appearance fourth generation Cellar Master, Christian Guerin. He noses it ... «Harpers Wine & Spirit Trade Review, Feb 14»
3
The Hunt for Steve Cohen
Doughy and clerk-like, Cohen is nevertheless the Gatsby of our age, a middle-class kid from Long Island who caught the gambling bug fleecing his high-school ... «Vanity Fair, May 13»

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