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steward

name · noun · verb · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈstjuː.əːd/ without the yod-coalescence
  • [ˈstjʊu̯.əːd] without the yod-coalescence
  • /ˈst͡ʃuː.əd/ yod-coalescence
  • [ˈst͡ʃʊu̯.əːd] yod-coalescence
  • General-American: /ˈstu.ɚd/
  • General-American: [ˈstʊu̯.ɚd] ~ [ˈstʊu̯.ɹ̩d]
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  • CMU ARPABET: S T UW1 ER0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

An English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Stewart.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

name

Meaning 2

A village in Lee County, Illinois, United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.

A chief administrator of a medieval manor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A flight attendant, especially male.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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8

noun

Meaning 8

A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Someone responsible for organizing an event

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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10

noun

Meaning 10

A bartender.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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11

noun

Meaning 11

A fiscal agent of certain bodies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a steward in a Methodist church

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12

noun

Meaning 12

A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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13

noun

Meaning 13

An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education, higher-education

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14

noun

Meaning 14

A magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Scotland

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15

noun

Meaning 15

Somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, information-technology, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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16

noun

Meaning 16

A person who is responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and determining whether or not fines or penalties should be issued for such incidents.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

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17

noun

Meaning 17

A person who exercises responsible and caring administration of something; a person who exhibits stewardship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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18

verb

Meaning 18

To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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19

noun

Meaning 19

one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: custodian, keeper

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: defender, guardian, protector, shielder

Narrower terms: caretaker, curator, conservator, gamekeeper, game warden, greenskeeper, house sitter, janitor, lighthouse keeper, pet sitter, critter sitter, zoo keeper

20

noun

Meaning 20

a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: shop steward

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: union representative

21

noun

Meaning 21

someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fiduciary

Narrower terms: chamberlain

22

noun

Meaning 22

an attendant on an airplane

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: flight attendant

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: attendant, attender, tender

Narrower terms: stewardess, air hostess, hostess

23

noun

Meaning 23

the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: officer, ship's officer

History

Etymology

From steward.

From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from stiġ (“a wooden enclosure; house, hall”) + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”), equivalent to sty + ward. Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.

Across languages

Translations

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: управител (upravitel) — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Bulgarian: иконом (ikonom) — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Catalan: administrador — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Catalan: representant — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Catalan: apoderat — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Czech: správce — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Finnish: isännöitsijä — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Finnish: pehtori — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Finnish: edustaja — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • French: intendant — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Galician: administrador — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • German: Verwalter — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 (fauragaggja) — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Ancient Greek: οἰκονόμος (oikonómos) — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Hungarian: intéző — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Irish: maor — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Latin: prōmus — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Latin: baiulus — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Macedonian: економ (ekonom) — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Macedonian: управител (upravitel) — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Manx: stiurt — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Manx: meoir — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Middle English: steward — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Portuguese: intendente — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Portuguese: procurador — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Portuguese: mordomo — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Romanian: intendent — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Romanian: administrator — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Spanish: administrador — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Spanish: gestor — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Spanish: representante — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Spanish: apoderado — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Swahili: wakili — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Swedish: förvaltare — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Thai: คนจัดการทรัพย์สิน — any administrator of the property or affairs of another
  • Bulgarian: управител на имение (upravitel na imenie) — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Dutch: meier — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Finnish: tilanhoitaja — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Galician: mordomo — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • German: Meier — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌲𐌲𐌾𐌰 (fauragaggja) — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Hungarian: intéző — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Hungarian: ispán — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Hungarian: tiszttartó — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Hungarian: jószágigazgató — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Irish: maor — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Italian: amministratore — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Italian: supervisore — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Latin: ballivus — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Manx: baylee — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Manx: meoir — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Middle English: steward — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Middle English: procuratour — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Middle English: procutour — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Russian: управля́ющий (upravljájuščij) — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Scottish Gaelic: maor — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Scottish Gaelic: bàillidh — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Serbo-Croatian: kaštelan — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Serbo-Croatian: majordom — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Spanish: mayordomo — the administrator of a medieval manor
  • Bulgarian: стюард (stjuard) — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Dutch: hofmeester — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Finnish: purseri — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Hebrew: כַּלְכַּל (kalkal) — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Macedonian: стјуард (stjuard) — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Māori: tuari — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stuert — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stuert — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Portuguese: assistente — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Russian: стю́ард (stjúard) — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Russian: стюа́рд (stjuárd) — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Spanish: mozo — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Swedish: steward — ship's officer in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions
  • Finnish: luottamusmies — union member representing fellow workers
  • Hungarian: szakszervezeti megbízott — union member representing fellow workers
  • Māori: tuari — union member representing fellow workers
  • Swedish: ombudsman — union member representing fellow workers
  • Finnish: tilanhoitaja — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
  • Finnish: pehtori — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
  • Hungarian: gondnok — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
  • Hungarian: házfelügyelő — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
  • Hungarian: házmester — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
  • Irish: maor — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
  • Portuguese: zelador — any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals
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