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. Barristers' clerk, a manager and administrator in a set of barristers' chambers Clerk (municipal official) Court clerk Clerk of the Supreme Court of the United States Clerk of the Closet, held by a diocesan bishop Deputy Clerk of the Closet, the Domestic Chaplain to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom Patent clerk, or Patent examiner Clerk (legislature) Clerk of the Privy Council (Canada) Clerk of the House of Commons, in the United Kingdom Clerk of the Parliaments, in the United Kingdom Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Former titles Clerk of the Green Cloth, in the British Royal Household Clerk of the Peace, in England and Wales Non-government titles Clerk (Quaker), an administrative role within the Religious Society of Friends Clerk (choral), an adult member of the choir at certain Colleges at Oxford and Cambridge Universities Clerk of works, in the UK, a tradesman who oversees a construction site Films and related media Clerks (film), a 1994 American film by Kevin Smith Clerks II, 2006 American film sequel by Kevin Smith Clerks III, 2022 American film sequel by Kevin Smith Clerks (soundtrack) Clerks (comics), based on the film and published in the late 1990s by Oni Press Clerks: The Animated Series, a 2000–2002 American television series Clerk (1989 film), a Bollywood film starring Manoj Kumar Clerk (2021 film), a documentary film about the life and career of filmmaker Kevin Smith Other uses Clerk (surname), derived from the occupation See also Cleric (disambiguation), related word "The Clerk's Tale", a story by Geoffrey Chaucer Patronymic surnames Scottish Gaelic-language surnames