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stew·ard
(sto͞o′ərd, styo͞o′-)n.
1. One who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs.
2. One who is in charge of the household affairs of a large estate, club, hotel, or resort.
3. A ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements.
4. An attendant on a ship or airplane.
5. An official who supervises or helps to manage an event.
6. A shop steward.
7. A wine steward.
intr. & tr.v. stew·ard·ed, stew·ard·ing, stew·ards
To serve as a steward or as the steward of.
[Middle English, from Old English stigweard, stīward : stig, stī, hall + weard, keeper; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
stew′ard·ship′ n.
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steward
(ˈstjʊəd)n
1. (Professions) a person who administers the property, house, finances, etc, of another
2. (Professions) a person who manages the eating arrangements, staff, or service at a club, hotel, etc
3. (Nautical Terms) a person who attends to passengers on an aircraft, ship, or train
4. (Aeronautics) a person who attends to passengers on an aircraft, ship, or train
5. (Military) a mess attendant in a naval mess afloat or ashore
6. (Professions) a person who helps to supervise some event or proceedings in an official capacity
7. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) short for shop steward
vb
to act or serve as a steward (of something)
[Old English stigweard, from stig hall (see sty) + weard ward]
ˈstewardˌship n
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stew•ard
(ˈstu ərd, ˈstyu-)n.
1. a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
2. a person in charge of running the household of another.
3. an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.
4. an employee on a ship, train, or airplane who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers.
5. a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.
6. a petty officer in the U.S. Navy in charge of officer's quarters and mess.
v.t. 7. to act as steward of; manage.
v.i. 8. to act or serve as steward.
[before 900; Old English stīweard, stigweard <stī, stig hall + weard ward]
stew′ard•ship`, n.
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steward
Past participle: stewarded
Gerund: stewarding
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| Noun | 1. |  steward - someone who manages property or other affairs for someone elsechamberlain - an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman fiduciary - a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain" |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. |  steward - an attendant on an airplane | |
| 4. | steward - a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management union representative - a representative for a labor union | |
| 5. |  steward - one having charge of buildings or grounds or animalscaretaker - a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) conservator, curator - 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 zoo keeper - the chief person responsible for a zoological garden |
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steward
noun
1. flight attendant, stewardess, air hostess, air stewardess, cabin attendant a former airline steward who joined the police
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Translations
شَخْص يُدير شؤون أرضٍ أو مزرَعَهمُضِيفمُضيف في طائِرَه
stevard-kaletuškapořadatelsprávce
stewardvæddeløbslederforvalterleder
stuertti
stjuard
eleségtárosgazdasági intézõutaskísérõutaskísérő
brytiflug-/skipsòjónn, flug-/skipsòernaráîsmaîurskipuleggjandi
スチュワード
승무원
ekonomassandėlininkasstiuardastvarkytojasūkvedys
pārvaldnieksrīkotājssaimniecības pārzinisstjuartestjuarts
správca lodných zásobstevard
stevardvodič
steward
บริกรบนเครื่องบิน
tiếp viên
steward
[ˈstjuːəd] N (on estate) → administrador(a) m/f, mayordomo m; (= butler) → mayordomo m (Aer) → auxiliar m de vuelo, auxiliar m de cabina, aeromozo m (LAm), sobrecargo m (Mex), cabinero m (Col) (Naut) → camarero m; (= bouncer) → portero m, encargado/a m/f del servicio de orden y entradasee also shop D
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
steward
[ˈstjuːərd] n (on ship, plane, train) → steward m
(= custodian) [property] → intendant(e) m/f
(= organizer) [public meeting] → officiel(le) m/f; [race] → commissaire mf
(in club, college) → intendant(e) m/f
(= bouncer, doorman) → videur m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
steward
n → Steward m; (on estate etc) → Verwalter(in) m(f); (at dance, meeting) → Ordner(in) m(f); (= bouncer) → Türsteher(in) m(f); (= shop steward) → (gewerkschaftlicher) Vertrauensmann (im Betrieb)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
steward
[ˈstjuːəd] n (Aer, Naut, Rail) → steward m inv; (on estate) → fattore m; (in club) → dispensiere m; (butler) → maggiordomo; (shop steward) → rappresentante m/f sindacaleCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
steward
(ˈstjuəd) – feminine ˈstewardess – noun1. a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane. an air stewardess.
2. a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc.
3. a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc.
4. a person who manages an estate or farm for another person.
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steward
→ مُضِيف stevard steward Steward θαλαμηπόλος auxiliar, auxiliar de vuelo stuertti steward stjuard steward スチュワード 승무원 steward vert steward comissário de bordo, supervisor управляющий steward บริกรบนเครื่องบิน hostes tiếp viên 乘务员Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009