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| stew·ard [ st ərd ] |
noun (plural stew·ards) |
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1. plane or ship attendant: somebody who attends to passengers on an aircraft or ship, or manages provisions and dining aboard a ship
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2. property manager: somebody who manages somebody else's property, finances, or household
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3. hotel or club manager: somebody who manages arrangements concerning meals or lodging at a hotel, club, college, or other establishment
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4. official at public event: a marshal or official at a large public event
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5. politics
Same as shop steward
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verb (past and past participle stew·ard·ed, present participle stew·ard·ing, 3rd person present singular stew·ards) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb act as steward: to act as a steward for a person or event
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2. transitive verb guide or direct something: to guide or direct something such as a project to completion
  successfully stewarded the fundraising campaign to completion on time
stewarded the bill through Congress to the President
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| [ Old English stigweard< stig "house, hall" + weard "keeper" (see ward)] |
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| stew·ard·ship noun |
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