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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
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The board has also welcomed a full-time sexton at Spring Grove Cemetery.
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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
Eleanor’s husband, Jim Mills, was the sexton of their church, St. John the Evangelist.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2022
As a porter and a church sexton, Cheatham was hired to work for the Fire Department in 1888.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 25 Mar. 2022
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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
Eleanor’s husband, Jim Mills, was the sexton of their church, St. John the Evangelist.
—Time, 16 Sep. 2022
As a porter and a church sexton, Cheatham was hired to work for the Fire Department in 1888.
—Kevin L. Clark, Essence, 25 Mar. 2022
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“Sexton.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sexton. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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