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   Stew·ard

   /ˈsto͞oərd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who looks after the passengers on a ship, aircraft, or train and brings them meals. Similar flight attendantcabin attendantmember of the cabin staffstewardessair hostessinformal:stew
   • 2. a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, or other institution. Similar major-domoseneschalmanciplebutler
   • 3. an official appointed to supervise arrangements or keep order at a large public event, for example a sporting event. Similar officialmarshalorganizer
   • 4. short for shop steward
   • 5. a person employed to manage another's property, especially a large house or estate. Similar (estate) manageragentoverseercustodiancaretakerland agentbailifffactorhistorical:reeve
   • ▪ a person whose responsibility it is to take care of something: "farmers pride themselves on being stewards of the countryside"

   verb

   • 1. (of an official) supervise arrangements or keep order at (a large public event): "the event was organized and stewarded properly"
   • 2. manage or look after (another's property): "security is found in reparticipating in community and stewarding nature"

   Word Origin Old Englishstīweard, from stig (probably in the sense ‘house, hall’) + weard ‘ward’. The verb dates from the early 17th century.

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