sexton

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 sextānus, probably from Medieval Latin secristānus, sacristan, variant of sacristānus. See sacristan.]

IN BRIEF: A church official.

The sexton made sure all candles in the church were lit.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
  Synonym: sacristan

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kirketjener, graver, ringer

Nederlands (Dutch)
koster, kerkbewaarder

Français (French)
n. - sacristain

Deutsch (German)
n. - Küster

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νεωκόρος

Italiano (Italian)
sagrestano

Português (Portuguese)
n. - coveiro (m), sacristão (m)

Русский (Russian)
дьячок, пономарь, церковный сторож, могильщик

Español (Spanish)
n. - sacristán, sepulturero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kyrkvaktmästare, kyrkvaktare, ringare, dödgrävare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教堂司事

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 教堂司事

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 교회지기, 교회의 관리인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 教会の使用人, 寺男

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قندلفت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שמש (בכנסייה)‬

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