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steward
[ stoo-erd, styoo- ]
noun
- a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- a person who has charge of the household of another, buying or obtaining food, directing the servants, etc.
- an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.
- a person who attends to the domestic concerns of persons on board a vessel, as in overseeing maids and waiters.
- an employee on a ship, train, or bus who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers, takes orders for or distributes food, etc.
- a flight attendant.
- a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.
- U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of officer's quarters and mess.
verb (used with object)
- to act as steward of; manage.
verb (used without object)
- to act or serve as steward.
steward
/ ˈstjʊəd /
noun
- a person who administers the property, house, finances, etc, of another
- a person who manages the eating arrangements, staff, or service at a club, hotel, etc
- a person who attends to passengers on an aircraft, ship or train
- a mess attendant in a naval mess afloat or ashore
- a person who helps to supervise some event or proceedings in an official capacity
- short for shop steward
verb
- to act or serve as a steward (of something)
Derived Forms
- ˈstewardˌship, noun
Other Words From
- steward·ship noun
- under·steward noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of steward1
Word History and Origins
Origin of steward1
Example Sentences
John Prescott, the Labour Party stalwart who rose from being a steward on a cruise ship to serving as deputy prime minister for a record ten years, has died at the age of 86.
As a teenager, Mr. Prescott became a steward on a cruise ship, embarking on a career at sea that was to shape his rise in politics.
Born in Prestatyn, Wales, Lord Prescott left school at 15 and worked as a steward in the Merchant Navy.
He became a trainee chef on leaving school at 15 and then worked for eight years as a ship's steward on passenger liners, becoming active in the National Union of Seamen.
In his Charlottesville manifesto, he wrote, “We have the potential to become nature’s steward or its destroyer.”
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