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Definition steward

Etymology

From Middle English steward, from Old English st?weard, st??weard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from st?? in the sense house, hall + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”). Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.

Noun

steward (plural stewards, feminine stewardess)

1. A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly (historical) the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
2. A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
3. A flight attendant, (chiefly) a male flight attendant.
4. A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
5. A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.
6. A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
7. 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.
8. In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
9. In information technology, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

Verb

steward (third-person singular simple present stewards, present participle stewarding, simple past and past participle stewarded)

1. To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

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