Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun sexton

2 senses of sexton

Sense 1
Sexton, Anne Sexton -- (United States poet (1928-1974))
       INSTANCE OF=> poet -- (a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry))

Sense 2
sexton, sacristan -- (an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects)
       => church officer -- (a church official)
       => caretaker -- (a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person))