sacristan n 1: an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects [syn: {sexton}, {sacristan}]
Sacristan \Sac"ris*tan\, n. [F. sacristain, LL. sacrista, fr. L. sacer. See {Sacred}, and cf. {Sexton}.] An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or movables, and of the church in general; a sexton. [1913 Webster]
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "sacristan": Bible clerk, Bible reader, acolyte, almoner, anagnost, beadle, bedral, capitular, capitulary, choir chaplain, churchwarden, clerk, deacon, deaconess, elder, elderman, lay elder, lay reader, lector, lecturer, parish clerk, precentor, reader, ruling elder, sacrist, sexton, shames, sidesman, succentor, suisse, teaching elder, thurifer, verger, vergeress