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Sexton

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Sex·ton  (skstn), Anne 1928-1974.
American poet whose works, including the collections Live or Die (1966) and The Death Notebooks (1974), document her struggle with mental illness and her search for faith.

sex·ton  (skstn)
n.
An employee or officer of a church who is responsible for the care and upkeep of church property and sometimes for ringing bells and digging graves.

[Middle English sextein, from Anglo-Latin sextnus, probably from Medieval Latin secristnus, sacristan, variant of sacristnus; see sacristan.]

sexton
Noun
a person employed to look after a church and its churchyard [Medieval Latin sacristanus sacristan]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Sexton - United States poet (1928-1974)
2.sexton - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
caretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
church officer - a church official
Translations
sexton
n sexton [ˈsekstən]
a person who looks after a church and often is responsible for bellringing etc. koster قَنْدَلَفْت клисар kostelník kirketjener der Künstler νεωκόρος sacristán kirikuteener خادم كليسا suntio sacristain שַמַש כְּנֵסִיָה गिरजादार crkvenjak, zvonar sekrestyés, egyházfi penjaga gereja kirkjuþjónn sagrestano 寺男 교회지기 zakristijonas ķesteris penjaga gereja koster kirketjener kościelny sacristão paracliser пономарь; церковный сторож kostolník cerkovnik crkvenjak kyrkvaktmästare ผู้รักษาโบสถ์ มีหน้าที่ขุดหลุมฝังศพ kilise çancısı, zangoç 教堂司事 церковний сторож; паламар گرجا اور اس کے ملحق قبرستان کا چوکیدار người trông nom nhà thờ 教堂


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The farmer's wife and the sexton sat at the table, but there was no one else.
Directing the sexton to lead the horse, he walked close by the murderer's side, and in this order they reached the village about the middle of the night.
Before long the sexton came by and saw his master, the parson, running behind three girls.
 
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