Definition
A chief or master of graves; a sexton or person in charge of a graveyard or cemetery.
Etymology
From grave + master. The -master suffix indicates someone with authority or mastery over a domain.
Kelly Says
The -master suffix creates titles of authority—headmaster, harbourmaster, gravemaster—showing how medieval institutions organized themselves with clear hierarchies even in burial grounds.
Translations
ARالعربية
حارس القبور
ḥāris al-qubūr
BNবাংলা
শ্মশানরক্ষক
shom-sha-na-rak-shak
CACatalà
mestre del sepulcre
mes-tre del se-pul-cre
CSČeština
hrobník
hrob-ník
DADansk
gravmester
grav-mes-ter
DEDeutsch
Grabesmeister
graːbes-maɪ̯stɐ
ELΕλληνικά
φύλακας νεκροταφείου
fy-la-kas ne-kro-ta-fe-iou
ESEspañol
maestro de sepulcros
ma-es-tro de se-pul-cros
FAفارسی
بانک قبر
ban-k qabr
FISuomi
hautamies
hau-ta-mies
FRFrançais
maître de la tombe
mɛtʁ də la tomba
GUGU
શેવાલયનો રક્ષક
she-va-lya-no rak-shak
HAHA
shugaban makabarta
shu-ga-ban ma-ka-bar-ta
HEעברית
שומר קברים
sho-mer ke-verim
HIहिन्दी
कब्रवाला
kab-ra-va-la
HUMagyar
temetőmester
te-me-to-mes-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga kubur
pen-ja-ga ku-bur
IGIG
ọ̀rọ̀ ụlọ mgbọrọ
or-o ụlọ mgbọrọ
ITItaliano
maestro della tomba
ma-es-tro della tomba
KO한국어
묘지 관리자
myo-ji man-nae-ja
MSBahasa Melayu
penjaga kubur
pen-ja-ga ku-bur
NLNederlands
grafmeester
graf-mes-ter
NONorsk
gravmester
grav-mes-ter
PLPolski
strażnik grobów
strazh-nik gro-bow
PTPortuguês
mestre da sepultura
mes-tre da se-pu-l-tu-ra
RORomână
păzitor de cimitir
pă-zi-tor de cim-i-tir
RUРусский
надзиратель могил
nadzy-ra-tel mo-gil
SVSvenska
gravmästare
grav-mä-sta-re
SWKiswahili
mlinzi wa makaburi
m-lin-zi wa ma-ka-bu-ri
TAதமிழ்
கல்லறைக்காப்பாளர்
ka-lla-rai-kka-pa-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
శ్మశానంరక్షకుడు
shmashaanam-raksha-kudu
THไทย
ผู้ดูแลหลุมฝังศพ
phoo-doo-la-lum-fung-sap
TLTL
bantay ng libingan
ban-tay ng li-bing-an
TRTürkçe
mezar ustası
me-zar u-sta-si
UKУкраїнська
глядач могил
hlyadach mo-gil
URاردو
حافظ قبر
ḥāfiz qabr
VITiếng Việt
người quản lý nghĩa trang
người quản lý nghĩa tràng
YOYO
ọ̀rọ̀ ìgbàgbọ́
or-o ig-ba-gbo
ZUZU
umshayeli wezinkundla
um-sha-ye-li we-zin-kun-dla