Clerkling
//ˈklɑɹk.lɪŋ// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A young or insignificant clerk.
"Every Spaniard that spoke to him, whether clerkling or underling, was presented as a leading merchant, a marquis, or a count, while on the other hand any one who passed him by was a greenhorn, a petty official, a nobody!"
Example
More examples"Every Spaniard that spoke to him, whether clerkling or underling, was presented as a leading merchant, a marquis, or a count, while on the other hand any one who passed him by was a greenhorn, a petty official, a nobody!"
Etymology
From clerk + -ling.
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