ETYM Either Old Fren. clerc, from Latin clericus a priest, or AS. clerc, cleric, clerk, priest, from Latin clericus, from Greek klerikos belonging to the clergy, from kleros lot, allotment, clergy; cf. Deut. xviii. 2. Related to Clergy.
An employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts).

To work as a clerk, as in the legal business.