sexton, sacristan
(noun) an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
Sexton, Anne Sexton
(noun) United States poet (1928-1974)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sexton (plural sextons)
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.
A sexton beetle.
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Sexton
An occupational surname.
Source: Wiktionary
Sex"ton, n. Etym: [OE. sextein, contr. fr. sacristan.]
Definition: An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc., belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc. Sexton beetle (Zoöl.), a burying beetle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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