1. a church officer who takes care of the church building and its grounds, and sometimes rings the bells and digs graves

Examples

• The sexton unlocked the church doors before the morning service.
• Our sexton has been maintaining the cemetery for over twenty years.
• The old sexton rang the church bells every Sunday at noon.
• She hired a sexton to help with the upkeep of the chapel grounds.
• The sexton noticed that one of the stained glass windows needed repair.
• During the funeral, the sexton assisted the family with the burial arrangements.