steward

See also Steward

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈstjuː.ə(ɹ)d/, SAMPA: /"stju:.3:(r)d/
• Hyphenation: stew‧erd

Noun

steward (plural stewards)

1. A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
2. A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
3. A flight attendant, especially but not exclusively a male flight attendant. Often as "air steward", "airline steward", etc.
4. A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management. [syn: shop steward]
5. A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals. [syn: custodian, keeper]
6. 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.

Translations

person who manages the property or affairs for another entity

Czech: správce (cs) m. Finnish: isännöitsijä (fi) (real estate), pehtori (fi) (farm), edustaja (fi) (general)

German: Verwalter (de) m. Spanish: administrador (es), gestor (es) Swedish: förvaltare (sv)

ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions

Finnish: purseri (fi) Russian: стюард (ru) (stjúard, stjuárd) m.

Spanish: mozo (es)

attendant on an airplane

Chinese: Mandarin: (any gender) 空乘 (zh) (kōngchéng) Croatian: stjuard (hr) m. Dutch: steward (nl) Finnish: stuertti (fi) Greek: αεροσυνοδός (el) m. and f. Hungarian: utaskísérő (hu)

Japanese: スチュワード (ja) (suchuwādo) Macedonian: стјуард (mk) (stjúard) m. Portuguese: comissário de bordo (pt) m. Russian: стюард (ru) (stjúard, stjuárd) m. Spanish: (Spain) azafato (es) m., (Latin America) mozo (es) m., (Latin America) aeromozo (es) m. Swedish: purser (sv)

union member representing fellow workers

Finnish: luottamusmies (fi)

Swedish: ombudsman (sv)

person in charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals

Finnish: tilanhoitaja, pehtori (farm)

IT: somebody responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies

Derived terms

• stewardly
• stewardry
• shop steward

Hyponyms

• stewardess

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)
   • 2007 May 1, Richard G. Jones, “An Acting Governor’s Balancing Act: Taking the Lead Without Stepping on Toes”, New York Times:

     Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, a Democrat from Middlesex County, said, “It’s an uncomfortable situation,” but added that Mr. Codey is nevertheless “ably stewarding the state.”

Anagrams

• swarted

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French

Etymology

Borrowing from English steward

Noun

steward m. (plural stewards)

1. steward