1
: one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (such as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)
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3
: a fiscal agent
4
a
: an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers
b
: one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution
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: one who actively directs affairs : manager
stewarded; stewarding; stewards
: to act as a steward for : manage
: to perform the duties of a steward
Synonyms
Examples of steward in a Sentence
Noun
the steward of their investments
teaching our children to be good stewards of the land
the steward of the estate
The race stewards are reviewing the results.
Verb
will steward the city's library programs
Recent Examples on the Web
Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The Maasai people were stewards of the Serengeti for centuries.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024
Here is a timeline of this prime corner of downtown Sacramento:
1851: An unratified treaty with the U.S.
As of this month, the lot is now in the hands of its original stewards, Miwok and Southern Maidu people, who have lived in the Sacramento Valley for generations.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
This includes the slashing of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) departments, which are important stewards of ensuring diverse workforces within the industry.
—Chelsey Glasson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
In fact, the Badger State is the birthplace of Earth Day, celebrated for the first time in 1970, after state Sen. Gaylord Nelson suggested a day devoted to environmental education to become better stewards.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Recognizing the need for bolder, faster, more responsive R&D, Schneider and his team have been thoughtful stewards of the $30 million Congress directed to IES for what many consider to be an NCADE pilot.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
After all, there are few better stewards of Jewish interests than Schumer, according to Schumer.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024
Automattic is a powerful, long-time advocate for open software, was an early investor in Beeper, and has a good reputation as a steward of its acquisitions.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
For these institutions, part of the way forward now must be a return to civics and civic education to prepare the next generation to steward the American experiment.
—Justin Dyer, National Review, 6 Jan. 2024
Sunday, the Orioles clinched their first playoff berth since 2016, the culmination of a rebuilding process that fully launched in the winter of 2018 when Mike Elias was brought in as executive vice president and general manager and hired Hyde as manager to steward a club designed to struggle.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
Kennedy helped steward the company’s IPO and now intends to focus on board service.
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
Intelligence agencies and the Pentagon currently steward this data, most of which is not public.
—Mary Magnuson, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
The traditional homeland of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County, the conservancy plans to partner with the tribe to help steward the land, restore its fish and wildlife, and provide free recreational opportunities to the public.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
Culture and history:Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands
But the Havasupai have continued to fight for their ancestral lands and the right to steward them.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
Pueblo people have a continuing relationship with their ancestors and an obligation to steward them.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 20 July 2023
Noun
IndyStar’s environmental reporting team publishes hundreds of articles each year, and to help Hoosiers celebrate Earth Day any day, here are 10 stories that Hoosiers can take with them to become stewards of their backyard environment.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2024
The Maasai people were stewards of the Serengeti for centuries.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Apr. 2024
Here is a timeline of this prime corner of downtown Sacramento:
1851: An unratified treaty with the U.S.
As of this month, the lot is now in the hands of its original stewards, Miwok and Southern Maidu people, who have lived in the Sacramento Valley for generations.
—Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 11 Apr. 2024
This includes the slashing of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) departments, which are important stewards of ensuring diverse workforces within the industry.
—Chelsey Glasson, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2024
In fact, the Badger State is the birthplace of Earth Day, celebrated for the first time in 1970, after state Sen. Gaylord Nelson suggested a day devoted to environmental education to become better stewards.
—Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2024
Recognizing the need for bolder, faster, more responsive R&D, Schneider and his team have been thoughtful stewards of the $30 million Congress directed to IES for what many consider to be an NCADE pilot.
—Ulrich Boser, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
After all, there are few better stewards of Jewish interests than Schumer, according to Schumer.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 14 Mar. 2024
Automattic is a powerful, long-time advocate for open software, was an early investor in Beeper, and has a good reputation as a steward of its acquisitions.
—David Pierce, The Verge, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
In partnership with the nonprofit Park County Environmental Council, Spang-Willis will spend the next year interviewing people with unique and deep perspectives on the area in hopes of generating strategies to steward the Crazy Mountains.
—Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024
For these institutions, part of the way forward now must be a return to civics and civic education to prepare the next generation to steward the American experiment.
—Justin Dyer, National Review, 6 Jan. 2024
Sunday, the Orioles clinched their first playoff berth since 2016, the culmination of a rebuilding process that fully launched in the winter of 2018 when Mike Elias was brought in as executive vice president and general manager and hired Hyde as manager to steward a club designed to struggle.
—Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 17 Sep. 2023
Kennedy helped steward the company’s IPO and now intends to focus on board service.
—Bysheryl Estrada, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2023
Intelligence agencies and the Pentagon currently steward this data, most of which is not public.
—Mary Magnuson, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
The traditional homeland of the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County, the conservancy plans to partner with the tribe to help steward the land, restore its fish and wildlife, and provide free recreational opportunities to the public.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2023
Culture and history:Indigenous people find legal, cultural barriers to protect sacred spaces off tribal lands
But the Havasupai have continued to fight for their ancestral lands and the right to steward them.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 9 Aug. 2023
Pueblo people have a continuing relationship with their ancestors and an obligation to steward them.
—Mary Hudetz, ProPublica, 20 July 2023
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steward. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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