Definition of steward
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 passengersb : one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution
5 : one who actively directs affairs : manager
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Examples of steward in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples of steward from the Web
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In the historic neighborhood, founded as an independent village in 1837, its stewards view development, especially large scale projects, as strokes on a painting to be considered very carefully.
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Nearby, a group celebrating a birthday summoned a suited steward to saber-open a bottle of champagne—as in with an actual sword—
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Different stewards, who were manning the different sections, stood by monitoring their set of 25 partners.
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That duty requires board members to stay objective, unselfish, responsible, honest, trustworthy and efficient, and to act as stewards of public trust, according to Guidestar and other organizations that monitor nonprofits.
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No witnesses but the Navy stewards shuttling in and out with food and drinks.
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Two Navy stewards waited on us, only entering the room to serve food and drinks.
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The testimony is the work of a veteran law-enforcement officer, with details that seem superfluous and literary -- the door by the grandfather clock in the Oval Office closing, two Navy stewards buzzing about during his dinner with the president.
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As the longtime head of the Midwest Greek Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Iakovos was remembered by church leaders this week as a faithful steward and stable force who was attentive to the needs of its members.
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steward
Definition of steward
transitive verb
: to act as a steward for : manage
intransitive verb
: to perform the duties of a steward
Examples of steward in a Sentence
will steward the city's library programs
Recent Examples of steward from the Web
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Creatives Alex Kurtzman and Chris Morgan are stewarding the endeavor.
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In the city's 1900 Building, Best worked the last two years as a technician with the Bureau of Development Services, stewarding construction plans through permitting.
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And at 50-1 is Sonneteer, a maiden, who is trained by Keith Desormeaux, who stewarded Exaggerator to second in last year's Derby and victory in the Preakness.
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Ms. Pollara had served as director of Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, LLC, and on the South Street Initiative, an effort to steward the development of the lower East River waterfront.
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First Known Use of steward
1621
STEWARD Defined for English Language Learners
steward
playDefinition of steward for English Language Learners
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: a person and especially a man whose job is to serve meals and take care of passengers on a train, airplane, or ship
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: someone who protects or is responsible for money, property, etc.
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: a person whose job is to manage the land and property of another person
STEWARD Defined for Kids
steward
playDefinition of steward for Students
1 : a manager of a very large home, an estate, or an organization
2 : a person employed to manage the supply and distribution of food and look after the needs of passengers (as on an airplane or ship)
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