WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
town′ clerk′, 
  1. a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
  • Middle English 1300–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
town clerk
  1. (in Britain until 1974) the secretary and chief administrative officer of a town or city
  2. (in the US) the official who keeps the records of a town
'town clerk' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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