stew|ard

stew|ard «STOO uhrd, STYOO-», noun, verb.

–n.

1. a man who has charge of the food and table service for a club, ship, railroad train, or airplane.

2. a servant on a ship: »

a deck steward. A cabin steward waits on passengers in their staterooms.

3. a man who manages another's property: »

He is the steward of that great estate.

SYNONYM(S): manager.

4. British. a person appointed to manage a dinner, ball, race meeting, or other public event. SYNONYM(S): chairman.

5. = shop steward. (Cf. ↑shop steward)

–v.i.

to be a steward; serve as steward: »

We have with us two boys to cook and steward for us (J. Chalmers).

–v.t.

to be a steward for; manage as a steward: »

to steward a property or a concert. The Athenian Commander…ill stewarded the Treasury of the Commonwealth (J. Yates).

╂[Middle English stuard, and styward, Old English stīgweard house guardian < stig hall, building + weard keeper, ward]