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sexton in Dutch

sexton in Dutch is koster — sexton means a church official who maintains the building and churchyard, and sometimes digs graves or rings bells.

sexton in Dutch

koster
noun
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer.

What does "sexton" mean?

  1. noun A church official who maintains the building and churchyard, and sometimes digs graves or rings bells.
    "The old sexton had tended the graveyard for forty years."
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sexton in a sentence

  • The old sexton had tended the graveyard for forty years.

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What is "sexton" in Dutch?

"sexton" in Dutch is koster. sexton means: A church official who maintains the building and churchyard, and sometimes digs graves or rings bells.

How do you use "sexton" in a sentence?

Example: "The old sexton had tended the graveyard for forty years." In Dutch, "sexton" is koster.

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