wine steward

noun

1. a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.

Word History and Origins

Origin of wine steward¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

And while there is most likely a wine steward, a working knowledge of a wine list is expected.

From Seattle Times

Frank Carpenter, who recently retired, worked at Augusta for more than 50 years, starting as a waiter and ending up as the wine steward and reputedly a first-class wine buyer.

From Golf Digest

He started as a pasta maker for Roberto Donna at Galileo, where Valko would eventually become the wine steward overseeing some 1,500 vintages.

From Washington Post

He went so far as to become the society’s wine steward.

From Literature

Chief among them is the sommelier — a well-trained wine steward at a high-class restaurant — who probably doesn’t know you and has only a few minutes to sell you some wine.

From New York Times