an elective county official in most U.S. states who generally keeps records of property titles, distributes ballots, issues licenses, etc
Word origin
[1685–95]This word is first recorded in the period 1685–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: align, lens, patchwork, protectorate, sideline
Examples of 'county clerk' in a sentence
county clerk
The office of the county clerk, however, thrummed with early voters.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Every single elected official in the nation, including the lowliest county clerk, has more direct political experience than all three of them.