steward
see also: Steward
Etymology

From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stīweard, stiġweard ("steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian"), from stiġ + weard, equivalent to sty + ward.

Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˈstjuː.əd/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈstuɚd/
Noun
  1. A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity
    1. (historical) A chief administrator of a medieval manor.
  2. (nautical) A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
    • 1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC ↗:
      There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
  3. A flight attendant, especially male.
  4. A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
  5. A person who has charge of buildings, grounds and/or animals.
  6. Someone responsible for organizing an event
  7. Bartender
  8. A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
    a steward in a Methodist church
  9. A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge.
  10. (higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
  11. (Scotland) A magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
  12. (information technology) Somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.
  13. (motor racing) Person responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and whether or not fines/penalties should be issued for such incidents.
Synonyms Translations Translations Translations Translations Verb

steward (stewards, present participle stewarding; simple past and past participle stewarded)

  1. To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

Steward
Etymology

From steward.

Proper noun
  1. Surname, a variant of Stewart.
  2. A village in Lee County, Illinois.



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