ship’s clerk—
1. an officer responsible for accounts and stores in a passenger liner:
- He appears to have been a somewhat humorless person, very dedicated to his profession as ship’s clerk.
2. (U.S. Navy) an officer supervising records, reports, etc.:
- The torpedoman, ship’s clerk, photographer and aerographer entered the warrant ranks during WWII.
shipping clerk—a clerk who checks merchandise and attends to the shipment of goods:
- Shipping clerks are record keepers responsible for all outgoing shipments.