CLERK
NOUNS
► PAPER-PUSHING working as a clerk → 1970s sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
► ABSTRACTER ► ABSTRACTOR a clerk who prepared abstracts of the numbers of births, deaths, and marriages → 1857 hist., British civil service usage
► AFTER-DARK a clerk; a bookmaker’s clerk → L19 rhyming
► CACKLER a clerk; a white-collared office worker → 1926 Amer. sl., orig. tramps’ usage
► CARCOON a clerk → 1803 Anglo-Indian
► CARLER a clerk → 1891 US thieves’ (Bk.)
► DESKATEER a desk clerk → 1980s US sl.
► DESKIE a desk clerk → 1980s US sl.
► DESK JOCKEY a clerk → 1950s US sl.
► FEATHER-DRIVER a clerk; a quill-driver; a hack writer → 1713 obs.
► GERTRUDE an office clerk → 1940 US military usage
► MONKEY a clerk → 1903 artisans’ & labourers’ usage
► MUTSUDDY an accountant, a clerk, an administrator → 1683 chiefly Anglo-Indian
► NETHER CLERK an under-clerk → 1567 obs.
► PAPER-COLLARED SWELL a clerk; a ‘white-collar worker’ → M19 NZ sl.
► PAPER PUSHER a clerk of the lowliest rank, the implication being that they never write on, but only push around, paper → 20C sl.
► PAPER-STAINER a clerk; an inferior author; one who stains or colours paper; an author of small repute → 1596 humorous usage
► QUILL-DRIVER a clerk or author; one who works with a quill or pen → 1760 chiefly contemptuous usage
► QUILL-WALLOPER a clerk → L18 sl.
► SHORT CHANGE ARTIST a clerk, ticket seller, etc. → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► SPLIT FINGER a clerk; a prison clerk → 1930s US prison & criminals’ sl.
► YELPER a town clerk → a1790 UK criminals’ sl.
► YEOETTE a female clerk employed by the Department of the Navy → World War II Amer. sl.
► YEOWOMAN a female clerk employed by the Department of the Navy → World War II Amer. sl.
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