No. 6,144 in Swedish
klockars
"Klockars" is an old Swedish term meaning "sexton," a church officer responsible for maintenance and sometimes performing duties like ringing the church bell.
In a sentence
Min farfar var en klockars i byn.
My grandfather was a sexton in the village.
The word 'klockars' here is used as a noun referring to a person who performed church-related tasks, indicating an occupation.
Som klockars ansvarade han för klockringning.
As a sexton, he was responsible for ringing the bells.
'klockars' is used to describe the role or responsibilities associated with ringing the church bells.
Klockars arbete kräver stor noggrannhet.
The work of a sexton demands great precision.
Here, 'klockars' is a possessive noun, indicating that the work being described is that of the sexton.
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