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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: a fiscal agent
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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
stewarded; stewarding; stewards
: to act as a steward for : manage
: to perform the duties of a steward
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
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The consumer journey has shifted from being spectators to sharers and now to stakeholders and stewards—individuals who don’t just buy from brands but shape their direction through feedback, investment and advocacy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
This deterioration of America's schools spurred parents to pay attention to what was taking place in classrooms, and to reassert their right to steward their children's education and guard their physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and well being.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Donald Trump's once-unshakable image as a strong steward of the economy is facing a dramatic reversal, according to new polling, which suggests that the president's greatest political strength has become a major liability.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025
The consumer journey has shifted from being spectators to sharers and now to stakeholders and stewards—individuals who don’t just buy from brands but shape their direction through feedback, investment and advocacy.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Verb
Whoever wins Sunday’s vote will have to steward a country suffering under surging violence and organized crime.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
This deterioration of America's schools spurred parents to pay attention to what was taking place in classrooms, and to reassert their right to steward their children's education and guard their physical, emotional, and intellectual growth and well being.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steward. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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