Definition of steward Steward

/stuˈɚd/ - [stuerd] - stew•ard

We found 23 definitions of steward from 8 different sources.

What does steward mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: stewards
steward - someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
		fiduciary a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
steward - an attendant on an airplane
		flight attendant
		attendant, attender, tender a person who is present and participates in a meeting; "he was a regular attender at department meetings"; "the gathering satisfied both organizers and attendees"
steward - the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
		ship's officer, officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines"
steward - one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
		custodian, keeper
		guardian, protector, shielder, defender a person who cares for persons or property
		caretaker a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)
		curator, conservator the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)
		game warden, gamekeeper a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
		greenskeeper someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course
		house sitter a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)
		janitor someone employed to clean and maintain a building
		lighthouse keeper the keeper of a lighthouse
		critter sitter, pet sitter someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home
steward - a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management
		shop steward
		union representative a representative for a labor union

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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.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

steward (n.)
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 (n.)
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 (n.)
A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.
steward (n.)
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 (n.)
In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
steward (v. t.)
To manage as a steward.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

steward
A person whose job is to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard flights.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

steward
stū′ard, n. one who manages the domestic concerns of a family or institution: one who superintends another's affairs, esp. an estate or farm: the manager of the provision department, &c., at sea: a manager at races, games, &c.: the treasurer of a congregation, a guild or society, &c.—ns. Stew′ardess, a female steward: a female who waits on ladies on shipboard; Stew′ardship, Stew′ardry, office of a steward: management; Stew′artry (Scot.), a stewardship, or the extent of a stewardship—still applied esp. to the county of Kirkcudbright.—Lord High Steward, one of the great officers of state, and anciently the first officer of the crown in England. [A.S. stíg-weard—stigo, a sty, weard, a ward.]

Marine DictionaryUniversal Dictionary of the Marine ⚓️

steward
maitre-valet, an officer in a ship of war, appointed by the purser, to distribute the different species of provisions to the officers and crew; for which purpose he is furnished with a mate, and proper assistants.

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

steward
There are several persons under this appellation in most ships, according to their size, appointed to the charge of the sea-stores of the various grades. The paymaster's steward has most to do, having to serve the crew, and therefore has assistants, distinguished by the sobriquet of Jack-o'-the-dust, &c. In large passenger ships which do not carry a purser, part of his duties devolves upon the captain's steward. In smaller merchant ships the special duties of the steward are not heavy, so that he assists in the working of the ship, and in tacking; his station is, ex officio, the main-sheet.