sidesman
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It was literally a fact that, except Mr. Skellorn, a few tradesmen, the vicar, the curate, and a sidesman or so, she never even spoke to a man from one month's end to the next.
From Hilda Lessways by Bennett, Arnold
With extended hand, portly mien, and benign countenance, he approached the digger, after the manner of a benevolent sidesman in a church.
From The Tale of Timber Town by Grace, Alfred A. (Alfred Augustus)
When he began to make money, he went over to the Church and took the plate round at collecting time, and got to be a sidesman, and a trustee, and I don't know what all.
From VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea by Murray, David Christie
Mrs. Falconer and the squire, with their family, were never absent from their places, and Mr. Watson, the squire's agent, acting as sidesman, was also regular in his attendance.
From Under the Mendips A Tale by Marshall, Emma
Whether the John of 1646 was the same as the sidesman of 1605 or not, he was certainly buried in the parish.
From Shakespeare's Family by Stopes, C. C. (Charlotte Carmichael)
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