underclerk

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noun

A subordinate clerk.

OriginMiddle English underclerk →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

noununderclerk (plural underclerks)

plural underclerks

  1. A subordinate clerk.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishunderclerk
  2. Englishunderclerk

From Middle English underclerk, underclerc, undyr-clerk, equivalent to under- + clerk.

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APA

underclerk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underclerk

MLA

“underclerk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underclerk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underclerk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underclerk.

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