sexton
n. countable C2 Proficiency US //ˈsɛkstən// UK //sˈɛkstən// sex·ton
n. a person who works for a church and takes care of the building and the land around it. They often look after the graveyard and ring the church bells.
n. an officer of a church responsible for the maintenance of the buildings and the surrounding graveyard. Responsibilities traditionally include bell-ringing and grave-digging.
The sexton rang the bells every Sunday morning.
After the service, the sexton locked the heavy wooden doors and began tidying the churchyard.
In many small parishes, the sexton was a well-known figure who held the keys to the local history through his meticulous care of the cemetery records.