BT Er 74b(5) :התם חזנא הוה דהוה כריך ריפתא אבראי והוה אתי ניח בי כנישתא התם‏ : there was a sexton there who used to eat his meal outside, and (then) to come to rest in the synagogue there
See the entire entry for ḥzn n.m. mayor; sexton