"overclerk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overclerks [plural]
Etymology: From over- + clerk. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|clerk}} over- + clerk Head templates: {{en-noun}} overclerk (plural overclerks)
  1. A clerk who also supervises one or more underclerks.

Inflected forms

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