sexton
Meaning
- A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.
- A sexton beetle.
Synonyms
grave digger
church warden
church-attendant
Translations
Küster
sagrestano
sacristán
koster
sacristão
νεωκόρος
sagristà
zangoç
sacristaine εκκλησάρηςFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛk.stən/
Etymology
From Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacred”). Doublet of sacristan.
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