Definitions of Steward [ˈstu ərd, ˈstyu-]

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Definition of 'Steward'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) steward
a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.

2.  steward
a person in charge of running the household of another.

3.  steward
an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.

4.  steward
an employee on a ship, train, or airplane who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers.

5.  steward
a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.

6.  steward
a petty officer in the U.S. Navy in charge of officer's quarters and mess.

7. (v.t.) steward
to act as steward of; manage.

8. (v.i.) steward
to act or serve as steward.

Etymology: (bef. 900; OE stīweard, stigweard <stī, stig hall +weardward)

Definition of 'Steward'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) steward
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

2. (noun) steward
the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements

3. (noun) steward, flight attendant
an attendant on an airplane

4. (noun) shop steward, steward
a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management

5. (noun) custodian, keeper, steward
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

Definition of 'Steward'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Steward
a man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like

2. (noun) Steward
a person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge

3. (noun) Steward
a fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church

4. (noun) Steward
in some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students

5. (noun) Steward
in Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands

6. (verb) Steward
to manage as a steward

Translation of 'Steward'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane an air stewardess.
Afrikaans: waardin	Arabic: مُضيف في طائِرَه	Bulgarian: стюардеса
Brazilian: aeromoço(a)	Czech: stevard, letuška	German: der/die Steward/eß
Danish: steward	Greek: συνοδός	Estonian: stjuardess, kajutiteenija
Farsi: مهماندار	Finnish: stuertti	French: steward, hôtesse
Hebrew: דַייָל, דַייֶלֶת	Hindi: प्रबन्धक	Croatian: stjuard/stjuardesa
Hungarian: utaskísérő	Indonesian: pramugara/gari	Icelandic: flug-/skipsþjónn, flug-/s
Italian: steward	Japanese: スチュワード[]	Korean: 남자 객실 승무원
Lithuanian: stiuardas, stiuardesė	Latvian: stjuarts; stjuarte	Malay: pramugara
Dutch: steward	Norwegian: flyvert/flyvertinne; stue	Polish: steward
Persian: مهماندار	Pashto: ناظر، كښې: سټيوارد، ميلمه	Portuguese: hospedeiro
Romanian: steward, stewardesă	Russian: стюард; стюардесса	Slovak: stevard, stevardka, letuš
Slovenian: stevard	Serbian: stjuard	Swedish: steward, flygvärdinna
Thai: บริกรบนเครื่องบิน	Turkish: hostes	Taiwanese: 服務員
Ukrainian: стюард; стюардеса, бортпр	Urdu: جہاز کے مسافروں کا خدمت گ	Vietnamese: người phục vụ, chiêu đãi
Chinese: 乘务员
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