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sexton.

A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛk.stən/
  1. A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.

  2. A sexton beetle.

Where this word comes from

From Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus, based on Latin sacer (“sacred”). Doublet of sacristan.

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