单词 | sexton |
释义 | sexton n. a person who looks after a church and churchyard, often acting as bell-ringer and gravedigger. Phrases and idioms sexton beetle any beetle of the genus Necrophorus, burying carrion to serve as a nidus for its eggs. Etymology: ME segerstane etc., f. AF, OF segerstein, secrestein f. med.L sacristanus SACRISTAN |
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