steward en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstjuː.əːd/ without the yod-coalescence
- [ˈstʊu̯.ɚd] ~ [ˈstʊu̯.ɹ̩d] (General-American)
- /ˈstu.ɚd/ (General-American)
- /ˈst͡ʃuː.əd/ yod-coalescence
- [ˈstjʊu̯.əːd] without the yod-coalescence
- [ˈst͡ʃʊu̯.əːd] yod-coalescence
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Etymology
From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from stiġ (“a wooden enclosure; house, hall”) + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”), equivalent to sty + ward. Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.
Meanings
- A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
- (historical) A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity. ▸ A chief administrator of a medieval manor.
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A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
1915, G[eorge] A. Birmingham [pseudonym; James Owen Hannay], chapter I, in Gossamer, New York, N.Y.: George H. Doran Company, →OCLC:
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(dated) A flight attendant, especially male.
The gay Kibbutzniks I met were all ex-Kibbutzniks who were curretly holding jobs as El-Al stewards or in some similarly classic gay professions.
1974 February 9, Joe, “Reactions”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 33, page 6:
- A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
- A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.
- Someone responsible for organizing an event
- A bartender.
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A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
a steward in a Methodist church
- A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge.
- An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.
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(Scotland) A magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
These lands must have been retained by some earlier Steward, perhaps Walter II (1204-41), when most of Erskine had been made into a fief for Henry, first known ancestor of the Erskine family.
2001, The Innes Review:
- Somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.
- A person who is responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and determining whether or not fines or penalties should be issued for such incidents.
- A person who exercises responsible and caring administration of something; a person who exhibits stewardship.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stewards | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
wine steward · stewardless · Steward · stewardish · bar steward · shop steward · stewardly · air steward · stewardism · slip steward · bread-steward · stewardry · Stewart · under-steward · stewartry · stewardsman · stewardship · stewardlike · airline steward
Descendants
стюард · stevard · stuert · steward · steward · steward · stevard · стю́ард · Steward · steward · স্টুয়ার্ড · steward · стюа́рд · stjuard · stuert · tuari
Hyponyms
flight attendant (member of a flight crew)
Synonyms
bailiff (medieval overseer) · cabin crew (member of a flight crew) · keeper (person in charge of buildings, grounds) · airline steward (member of a flight crew) · air steward (member of a flight crew) · provost (medieval overseer) · groundskeeper (person in charge of buildings, grounds) · custodian (person in charge of buildings, grounds) · shop steward (union member) · flight attendant (member of a flight crew) · caretaker (person in charge of buildings, grounds)
Translations (85)
enm procuratour (the administrator of a medieval manor) · ga maor (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · nn stuert (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · mk стјуард (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · hu ispán (the administrator of a medieval manor) · de Verwalter (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · pt zelador (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · enm procutour (the administrator of a medieval manor) · hu szakszervezeti megbízott (union member representing fellow workers) · mk управител (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · sh majordom (the administrator of a medieval manor) · gv stiurt (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · he כַּלְכַּל (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · ru стюа́рд (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · gd maor (the administrator of a medieval manor) · fi purseri (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · grc οἰκονόμος (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · cs správce (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · ro administrator (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · it supervisore (the administrator of a medieval manor) · bg управител на имение (the administrator of a medieval manor) · hu házfelügyelő (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · mi tuari (union member representing fellow workers) · gv baylee (the administrator of a medieval manor) · fi edustaja (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · es administrador (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · de Meier (the administrator of a medieval manor) · hu jószágigazgató (the administrator of a medieval manor) · gv meoir (the administrator of a medieval manor) · es representante (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · enm steward (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · fi tilanhoitaja (the administrator of a medieval manor) · sv ombudsman (union member representing fellow workers) · hu házmester (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · bg управител (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · es mozo (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · mk економ (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · gl mordomo (the administrator of a medieval manor) · ga maor (the administrator of a medieval manor) · es apoderado (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · la prōmus (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · es mayordomo (the administrator of a medieval manor) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 (the administrator of a medieval manor) · fi luottamusmies (union member representing fellow workers) · ca representant (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · sh kaštelan (the administrator of a medieval manor) · pt mordomo (the administrator of a medieval manor) · ca administrador (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · ga maor (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · fi pehtori (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · fi pehtori (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · nl meier (the administrator of a medieval manor) · it amministratore (the administrator of a medieval manor) · pt assistente (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · la baiulus (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · ro intendent (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · hu tiszttartó (the administrator of a medieval manor) · hu intéző (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · es gestor (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · ru управля́ющий (the administrator of a medieval manor) · hu intéző (the administrator of a medieval manor) · fr intendant (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · gd bàillidh (the administrator of a medieval manor) · enm steward (the administrator of a medieval manor) · sv förvaltare (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · bg иконом (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · pt procurador (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · sv steward (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · fi tilanhoitaja (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · la ballivus (the administrator of a medieval manor) · mi tuari (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · hu gondnok (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals) · nb stuert (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · pt intendente (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · sw wakili (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · bg стюард (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · gv meoir (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · fi isännöitsijä (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · nl hofmeester (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · th คนจัดการทรัพย์สิน (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · ru стю́ард (ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions) · pt mordomo (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · gl administrador (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · got 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 (any administrator of the property or affairs of another) · ca apoderat (any administrator of the property or affairs of another)