Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Source : WordNet®

sacristan
     n : an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
         [syn: {sexton}]