sexton

Examples

• All

• You're right, Sexton, but maybe the sound of this church bell will bring those poor people some comfort.

  Robin Hood (1973)

• Perhaps the sexton visited it sometimes.

  Fiction book (1997)

• A small church, led by a pastor and a sexton, serves the town.

  Fiction book (1999)

• The sound the sexton makes when he rings the church bells.

  Academic text (1990)

• The priest cried out and collapsed against the sexton.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Unfortunately, the sexton caught him and summoned the mealy-faced old German priest.

  Fiction book (1993)

• The sexton pried open the coffin to find its occupant lying face down.

  Academic text (2014)

• The cantor, the rabbi, the sexton, and Sam laid it reverently in the little cleared-out room.

  Fiction book (1997)

• And this is perhaps a bigger issue for church musicians, educators, sextons, office managers, and financial secretaries.

  Blog text (12)

• The sexton rang the church bell to signal the start of the service.

Synonyms

C

churchwarden

vssexton

• UK

1 9.3

A person in some Anglican or Episcopal churches who helps the priest with church buildings and money

focuses on physical building care and bell duties rather than administration

S

sacristan

vssexton

• Specialized

1 9.9

A person in a church who looks after the altar and holy objects

is responsible also for the building and for ringing or maintaining bells

C

church officer

vssexton

1 4.4

A person who has an official job in a church and helps lead it

is a specific role focused on building objects and bell duties

Surface Forms

Etymology