sacristan
1 synonym for sacristan, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — Someone whose job is to look after a church's sacristy and the holy items kept there.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Etymology
The word comes from French sacristain, from Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer. It is a doublet of sexton.
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