Definition of steward
(Entry 1 of 2)
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)
2
: shop steward
3
: a fiscal agent
4a
: 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
steward
verb
stewarded; stewarding; stewards
Definition of steward (Entry 2 of 2)
: to act as a steward for : manage
: to perform the duties of a steward
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The first known use of steward was before the 12th century
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