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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
An assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service..
By the 17th century churchwardens, now assisted by sidesmen, were overseeing parish taxes (with the parish clerks), controlling the stocks and whipping posts, and organising relief for the poor and for wayfarers.
Use sidesman when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sidesman means An assistant to a churchwarden, one of whose duties is to collect offerings during a service..
Common synonyms include questman.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
By the 17th century churchwardens, now assisted by sidesmen, were overseeing parish taxes (with the parish clerks), controlling the stocks and whipping posts, and organising relief for the poor and for wayfarers.
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