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English

Etymology

From stiward, stigweard

Pronunciation

The word is pronounced "stew-urd".

Noun

A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
A flight attendant, especially but not exclusively a male flight attendant. Often as "air steward", "airline steward", etc.
A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management. shop steward'>1
A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals. custodian, keeper'>2
In IT, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

Translations

Spanish: ,

Spanish:

Croatian: {{t-|hr|stjuard|m}}
Dutch:
Finnish: stuertti

Hungarian:
Spanish: spain azafato (male form of azafata), latin america mozo (short form of aeromozo)

Finnish: tilanhoitaja, pehtori

Derived terms

ang:steward fa:steward fr:steward io:steward te:steward vi:steward zh:steward

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Steward \Stew"ard\, v. t.
To manage as a steward. [Obs.]
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Steward \Stew"ard\, n. [OE. stiward, AS. st[imac]weard,
stigweard, literally, a sty ward; stigu sty + weard warden,
guardian, -- his first duty having been probably to attend to
the domestic animals. [root]164. See Sty pen for swine,
Ward.]
1. A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to
manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants,
collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.
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Worthy to be stewards of rent and land. --Chaucer.
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They came near to the steward of Joseph's house.
--Gen. xliii.
19.
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As good stewards of the manifold grace of God. --1
Pet. iv. 10.
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2. A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a
ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary
affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward,
wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers
steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the
messes under their charge.
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3. A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a
Methodist church.
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4. In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the
students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer
who attends to the accounts of the students.
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5. In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to
exercise jurisdiction over royal lands. --Erskine.
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Lord high steward, formerly, the first officer of the
crown; afterward, an officer occasionally appointed, as
for a coronation, or upon the trial of a peer. [Eng.]
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WordNet steward
n 1: someone who manages property or other affairs for someone
else
2: the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining
arrangements
3: an attendant on an airplane [syn: flight attendant]
4: a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in
negotiating with management [syn: shop steward]
5: one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals [syn: custodian,
keeper]

Moby Dictionary
Federal , Ganymede , Hebe , MC , accountant , aerial photographer ,
agent , air warden , aircrew , aircrewman , airline hostess ,
airline stewardess , amanuensis , attendant , attorney , auditor ,
avigator , baggage agent , bailiff , bakehead , batman , bellboy ,
bellhop , bellman , belly gunner , black gang , boilerman , bombardier ,
bookkeeper , bootblack , boots , bungs , bursar , business agent ,
butler , cabin boy , caddie , care for , caretaker , cashier ,
cashkeeper , castellan , caterer , chamberlain , chandler , chips ,
chore boy , claim agent , clerk , commercial agent , commissariat ,
commissary , commissary steward , commission agent , complement ,
comptroller , conservator , consignee , contend with , controller ,
cope with , copyboy , crew , crew chief , croupier , cupbearer , curator ,
custodian , customer agent , deal with , deckhand , deckie , depositary ,
depository , do with , donor , dupe , emcee , errand boy , errand girl ,
factor , fed , federal agent , financial officer , fireman ,
flight attendant , flight crew , footboy , forest ranger ,
freight agent , functionary , furnisher , game warden , gamekeeper ,
general agent , gofer , governor , guardian , guardian angel ,
gun loader , gunner , hand , handle , hospital steward , hostess ,
house steward , housekeeper , implement , instrument , insurance agent ,
janitor , keeper , land agent , landing signalman , landreeve ,
law agent , librarian , lifeguard , lifesaver , liquidator ,
literary agent , loan agent , machine gunner , mail orderly ,
majordomo , manage , manciple , master of ceremonies , merchant ,
meteorologist , navigator , news agent , next friend , office boy ,
office girl , official , oiler , orderly , page , parliamentary agent ,
passenger agent , patron , paymaster , press agent , prochein ami ,
proctor , procurator , provider , provisioner , puppet ,
purchasing agent , purse bearer , purser , purveyor , quartermaster ,
radio operator , ranger , real estate agent , receiver , retailer ,
roustabout , sales agent , secretary , seneschal , shepherd , snip ,
snips , sparks , special agent , squire , station agent , stewardess ,
stock clerk , stoker , storekeeper , supplier , sutler , tender ,
theatrical agent , ticket agent , tool , torpedoman , trainbearer ,
travel agent , treasurer , treat , trustee , use , usher , victualer ,
vivandier , walking delegate , warden , warder , watch , yeoman

Steward, IL (village, FIPS 72624) Location: 41.84846 N, 89.02058 W Population (1990): 282 (100 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60553

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Housing Units (2000): 103
Land area (2000): 0.124263 sq. miles (0.321840 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.124263 sq. miles (0.321840 sq. km)
FIPS code: 72624
Located within: Illinois (IL) , FIPS 17
Location: 41.848485 N , 89.020671 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 60553
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Steward , IL
Steward