Definitions for stewardˈstu ərd, ˈstyu-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
stew•ardˈstu ərd, ˈstyu-(n.)
a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
a person in charge of running the household of another.
an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.
an employee on a ship, train, or airplane who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers.
a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.
a petty officer in the U.S. Navy in charge of officer's quarters and mess.
Category: Military
(v.t.)to act as steward of; manage.
(v.i.)to act or serve as steward.
Origin of steward:
bef. 900; OE stīweard, stigweard <stī, stig hall +weardward
stew′ard•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
steward(noun)
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
steward(noun)
the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
steward, flight attendant(noun)
an attendant on an airplane
shop steward, steward(noun)
a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management
custodian, keeper, steward(noun)
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
Wiktionary
steward(Noun)
A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
steward(Noun)
A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
steward(Noun)
A flight attendant, especially but not exclusively a male flight attendant. Often as "air steward", "airline steward", etc.
steward(Noun)
A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management. [syn: shop steward]
steward(Noun)
A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals. [syn: custodian, keeper]
steward(Noun)
In IT, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.
steward(Verb)
To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)
Steward(ProperNoun)
An English surname, a variant of Stewart.
Webster Dictionary
Steward(noun)
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
Steward(noun)
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
Steward(noun)
a fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church
Steward(noun)
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
Steward(noun)
in Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands
Steward(verb)
to manage as a steward
Translations for steward
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- waardinAfrikaans

- مُضيف في طائِرَهArabic

- стюардесаBulgarian

- aeromoço(a)Portuguese (BR)

- stevard, letuškaCzech

- der/die Steward/eßGerman

- stewardDanish

- συνοδόςGreek

- stjuardess, kajutiteenijaEstonian

- مهماندارFarsi

- stuerttiFinnish

- steward, hôtesseFrench

- דַייָל, דַייֶלֶתHebrew

- प्रबन्धकHindi

- stjuard/stjuardesaCroatian

- utaskísérőHungarian

- pramugara/gariIndonesian

- flug-/skipsþjónn, flug-/skipsþernaIcelandic

- stewardItalian

- スチュワード[]Japanese

- 남자 객실 승무원Korean

- stiuardas, stiuardesėLithuanian

- stjuarts; stjuarteLatvian

- pramugaraMalay

- stewardDutch

- flyvert/flyvertinne; stuert, lugarpikeNorwegian

- stewardPolish

- مهماندارPersian

- ناظر، كښې: سټيوارد، ميلمه پال (دالوتكې يابيړۍPashto

- hospedeiroPortuguese

- steward, stewardesăRomanian

- стюард; стюардессаRussian

- stevard, stevardka, letuškaSlovak

- stevardSlovenian

- stjuardSerbian

- steward, flygvärdinnaSwedish

- บริกรบนเครื่องบินThai

- hostesTurkish

- 服務員Chinese (Trad.)

- стюард; стюардеса, бортпровідницяUkrainian

- جہاز کے مسافروں کا خدمت گارUrdu

- người phục vụ, chiêu đãi viênVietnamese

- 乘务员Chinese (Simp.)

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