sexton

sexton is a 6-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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.
2. noun. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

   Synonyms: sacristan

3. noun. United States poet (1928-1974)

Synonyms

sacristan

Common word forms

sextons

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