name · noun · verb · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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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noun
Meaning 3
A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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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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noun
Meaning 6
A flight attendant, especially male.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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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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noun
Meaning 8
A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 9
Someone responsible for organizing an event
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
A bartender.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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noun
Meaning 12
A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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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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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
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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
Narrower terms: caretaker, curator, conservator, gamekeeper, game warden, greenskeeper, house sitter, janitor, lighthouse keeper, pet sitter, critter sitter, zoo keeper
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noun
Meaning 20
a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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