noun, masculine/sakɾisˈtan/plural: sacristanes
sexton; sacristan
Synonyms: sepulturero, sacrista
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sacristānus, from sacrista (“servant of god, member of a religious community in charge of vestments, ornaments and vessels”), from Latin sacrī (“sacred”) + Late Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).