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steward
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stew·ard  (strd, sty-)
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, stward : stig, st, hall + weard, keeper; see wer-3 in Indo-European roots.]

steward·ship n.

steward
Noun
1. a person who looks after passengers and serves meals on a ship or aircraft
2. an official who helps to supervise a public event, such as a race
3. a person who administers someone else's property
4. a person who manages the eating arrangements, staff, or service at a club or hotel
5. See shop steward
Verb
to act as a steward (of) [Old English stigweard hall keeper]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.stewardsteward - someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
chamberlain - 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.stewardsteward - an attendant on an airplane          
attendant, attender, tender - someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
air hostess, stewardess, hostess - a woman steward 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.stewardsteward - one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
defender, guardian, protector, shielder - a person who cares for persons or property
caretaker - 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
Translations
steward [ˈstjuːəd] n (BRIT) (gen) → camarero (= shop steward); enlace m/f sindical

steward [ˈstjuːəd] n (Aviat), (Naut), (Rail) → steward m;
(in club etc) → intendant m;
(also: shop steward) → délégué syndical

steward [ˈstjuːəd] nSteward m;
(at public event) → Ordner(in) m(f);
(also: shop steward) → gewerkschaftliche Vertrauensperson f

steward [ˈstjuːəd] n (AVIAT, NAUT, RAIL) → steward m inv;
(in club etc) → dispensiere m (= shop steward); rappresentante m/f sindacale

steward
n steward [ˈstjuəd]
1 a passenger's attendant on ship or aeroplane an air stewardess. waardin مُضيف في طائِرَه стюардеса stevard, letuška steward der/die Steward/ συνοδός stjuardess, kajutiteenija مهماندار stuertti, hyttipalvelija, lentoemäntä steward, hôtesse דַייָל, דַייֶלֶת प्रबन्धक stjuard/stjuardesa utaskísérő pramugara/gari flug-/skipsþjónn, flug-/skipsþerna steward スチュワード[] (기선·비행기 등의) 승무원 stiuardas, stiuardesė stjuarts; stjuarte pramugara steward flyvert/flyvertinne; stuert, lugarpike steward hospedeiro steward, stewardesă стюард; стюардесса stevard, stevardka, letuška stevard stjuard steward, flygvärdinna บริกรบนเครื่องบิน hostes 乘務員 стюард; стюардеса, бортпровідниця جہاز کے مسافروں کا خدمت گار người phục vụ, chiêu đãi viên
2 a person who helps to arrange, and is an official at, races, entertainments etc. beampte مُراقِب النِّظام في المناسَبات العامَّه والسِّباقات разпоредител pořadatel, -ka væddeløbsleder; leder der/die Ordner(in) επόπτης, επιμελητής korraldaja مدير تشريفات toimitsija organisateur/-trice סַדרָן खाद्य प्रबन्धक, भंडारी nadglednik, redatelj (utrke, svečanost) rendező penyelenggara skipuleggjandi organizzatore, organizzatrice 幹事 (무도회·경마 등의) 간사 tvarkytojas, vedėjas rīkotājs petugas ceremoniemeester veddeløpsleder gospodarz organizador organi­zator распорядитель usporiadateľ, -ka reditelj redar funktionär ผู้จัดการแข่งขัน yarış komiseri 幹事 розпорядник گھڑ دوڑ کا نگراں người quản gia
3 a person who supervises the supply of food and stores in a club, on a ship etc. toesighouer مُراقِب تَزويد الطَّعام في النّوادي والمَخازِن والسُّفُن управител správce lodních zásob steward der/die Tafelmeister(in) φροντιστής majandusülem مدير تداركات hovimestari agent/-ente aux vivres כַּלכָּל परिचारक, खिदमतगार ekonom, opskrbnik gondnok; eleségtáros pengawas bagian perlengkapan bryti (addetto ai viveri) まかない係 조리사; 주방장 ekonomas, sandėlininkas saimniecības pārzinis pelayan hofmeester hovmester zaopatrzeniowiec mordomo agent, înso­ţitor буфетчик; эконом správca lodných zásob ekonom majordom intendent ผู้ดูแลภัตราคารในเรือ levazım memuru (俱樂部、船)食品保管員 завідувач господарством; економ مہتمم người quản lý bếp ăn食品
4 a person who manages an estate or farm for another person. opsigter شَخْص يُدير شؤون أرضٍ أو مزرَعَه иконом správce forvalter der/die Verwalter(in) οικονόμος, επιστάτης (mõisa)valitseja مباشر tilanhoitaja intendant/-ante מְמוּנֶה कर्मचारी majordom, upravitelj (gazdasági) intéző kuasa perkebunan ráðsmaður amministratore 執事 집사 valdytojas, ūkvedys pārvaldnieks wakil rentmeester (gods)forvalter rządca administrador intendent управляющий správca oskrbnik upravitelj förvaltare, inspektor ผู้ดูแลบ้าน kâhya 管家 управитель منتظم جاءداد người quản lý


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