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a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out, and recording of shipments.[1855-60]
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shipping clerk
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shipping clerk — n. an employee who prepares goods for shipment, as by packing boxes, affixing postage, etc., and keeps records of shipments made … English World dictionary
shipping clerk — noun an employee who ships and receives goods • Hypernyms: ↑clerk * * * noun : one who is employed in a shipping room to assemble, pack, and send out or receive goods * * * a clerk who attends to the packing, unpacking, receiving, sending out,… … Useful english dictionary
shipping clerk — ship′ping clerk n. a clerk who attends to the packing, dispatching, etc., of shipments • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
shipping clerk — /ˈʃɪpɪŋ klak/ (say shiping klahk) noun a clerk who attends to shipments …
shipping clerk — noun Date: circa 1858 one who is employed in a shipping room to assemble, pack, and send out or receive goods … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Shipping — Ship ping, a. 1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or employment; as, shiping concerns. [1913 Webster] 2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as, a shipping clerk. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
clerk — I n. 1) a booking clerk (BE; AE has ticket agent) 2) a desk (AE), reception (BE), room (AE) clerk (in a hotel) 3) a bank (BE); city (AE), town; cipher, code; court; filing; mail, postal clerk; salesclerk (AE; BE has shop assistant); shipping;… … Combinatory dictionary
John Clerk of Eldin — Sir John Clerk (10 December 1728 ndash;10 May 1812), known as John Clerk of Eldin, was the seventh son of Sir John Clerk of Penicuik. Clerk of Eldin was a figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, best remembered for his influential writings on naval … Wikipedia
