tally clerk


Also found in: Thesaurus.

tally clerk

n
a person, esp on a wharf or dock or in an airport, who checks the count of goods being loaded or unloaded
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.tally clerk - one who keeps a tally of quantity or weight of goods produced or shipped or received
clerk - an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

tally clerk

nKontrolleur(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
His weather-beaten and handsome face, his portly presence, his shirt- fronts and broad cuffs and gold links, his air of bluff distinction, impressed the humble beholders (stevedores, tally clerks, tide-waiters) as he walked ashore over the gangway of his ship lying at the Circular Quay in Sydney.
The father de Barral whatever his origins retired from the Customs Service (tide-waiter I think), and started lending money in a very, very small way in the East End to people connected with the docks, stevedores, minor barge-owners, ship-chandlers, tally clerks, all sorts of very small fry.
Most holidays, I was sweeping the floor in my father's warehouse or working as a tally clerk in his Clearing and Forwarding Company, and later, during secondary school and as a university undergraduate, as a clerk in the bank.
He worked hard at the dockyard, in the same terminal I worked as a tally clerk. He was always there at the stroke of the hour when the clock struck six in the morning.
Fifteen minutes into the vote, as captured by C-Span cameras, the tally clerk rose to recite the vote.
In the recount area, there will be 10 counting stations - one for each ward's ballots - with a reader and tally clerk assigned to each table.
Each table will have a ballot reader and a tally clerk. The ballot reader will read each ballot and announce who the vote was for.
The locations are recorded by tally clerks using RDT's, and movements are recorded by operators using mobile computers and vehicle mounted terminals.
In addition, Dulsco HR Solutions also offers logistics services through its talent pool of warehouse operators, forklift operators, high-reach truck operators, porters and tally clerks, said D'Souza.