English Explanatory Dictionary

steward

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
  2. A chief administrator of a medieval manor.
  3. A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
  4. A flight attendant, especially male.
  5. A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
  6. A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.
  7. Someone responsible for organizing an event
  8. A bartender.
  9. A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
  10. A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge.
  11. An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
  12. A magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
verb
  1. To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)
name
  1. An English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart.
  2. A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈstjuː.əːd/ [ˈstjʊu̯.əːd] /ˈst͡ʃuː.əd/ [ˈst͡ʃʊu̯.əːd] /ˈstu.ɚd/ [ˈstʊu̯.ɚd] ~ [ˈstʊu̯.ɹ̩d] En-us-steward.ogg

Word forms

steward stewards stewarding stewarded Stewart

Etymology

From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from stiġ (“a wooden enclosure; house, hall”) + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”), equivalent to sty + ward. Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.

Synonyms

bailiff provost shop steward caretaker custodian keeper groundskeeper air steward airline steward flight attendant cabin crew

Related words

Stewart Stuard Stuart

Derived words

airline steward air steward bar steward bread-steward shop steward slip steward Steward stewardish stewardism stewardless stewardlike stewardly stewardry stewardship stewardsman Stewart stewartry under-steward wine steward

Translations

Bulgarian: управител Bulgarian: иконом Catalan: administrador Catalan: representant Catalan: apoderat Czech: správce Finnish: isännöitsijä Finnish: pehtori Finnish: edustaja French: intendant Galician: administrador German: Verwalter Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 Ancient Greek: οἰκονόμος Hungarian: intéző Irish: maor Latin: prōmus Latin: baiulus Macedonian: економ Macedonian: управител Manx: stiurt Manx: meoir Middle English: steward Portuguese: intendente Portuguese: procurador Portuguese: mordomo Romanian: intendent Romanian: administrator Spanish: administrador Spanish: gestor Spanish: representante Spanish: apoderado Swahili: wakili Swedish: förvaltare Thai: คนจัดการทรัพย์สิน
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