steward

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noun \ˈstü-ərd, ˈstyü-; ˈst(y)rd\

Definition of STEWARD

1
: one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)
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
5
: one who actively directs affairs : manager

Examples of STEWARD

  1. the steward of their investments
  2. teaching our children to be good stewards of the land
  3. the steward of the estate
  4. The race stewards are reviewing the results.

Origin of STEWARD

Middle English, from Old English stīweard, from stī, stig hall, sty + weard ward — more at sty, ward
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Job Terms

factotum, milliner, ostler, scrivener, tinker, webster, wordsmith

Rhymes with STEWARD

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