SEXTON


Meaning of SEXTON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsekstən ]

n. a person who looks after a church and churchyard, often acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger. øsexton beetle any beetle of the genus Necrophorus, burying carrion to serve as a nidus for its eggs. [ME segerstane etc., f. AF, OF segerstein, secrestein f. med.L sacristanus SACRISTAN]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.