Synonyms of sexton

sexton

noun

as in steward

a person who takes care of church buildings and property and often rings the church's bell during services

a sexton who kept the church immaculate for over forty-five years

Related Words

• steward
• keeper
• janitor
• warden
• curator
• custodian
• watchman
• caretaker
• guardian
• cocurator

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sexton

At several synagogues, services were interrupted as the sextons stood up and called out the names of young men who were being summoned to duty; other worshipers, on hearing the news, quickly folded their prayer shawls and departed; some returned later, in uniform, to bid their families goodbye. — Time, 11 Oct. 2023

The pair grew up in Seminary, a historically Black community near the Virginia Theological Seminary, where their grandfather worked as a sexton. — Peter Jamison, Washington Post, 30 Apr. 2023

The board has also welcomed a full-time sexton at Spring Grove Cemetery. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2022

Junior Roop, the sexton of a cemetery near the spill site, said people could smell the oil in town. — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2022