Synonyms for steward

Grammar : Noun

Spell : stoo-erd, styoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈstu ərd, ˈstyu-

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Définition of steward

Origin : Old English stiward, stigweard "house guardian," from stig "hall, pen" + weard "guard." Used after the Conquest as the equivalent of Old French seneschal (q.v.). Meaning "overseer of workmen" is attested from c.1300. The sense of "officer on a ship in charge of provisions and meals" is first recorded mid-15c.; extended to trains 1906. This was the title of a class of high officers of the state in early England and Scotland, hence meaning "one who manages affairs of an estate on behalf of his employer" (late 14c.).
The Scottish form is reflected in Stewart, name of the royal house, from Walter (the) Steward, who married (1315) Marjorie de Bruce, daughter of King Robert. The terminal -t is a Scottish form (late 14c.). Stuart is a French spelling, attested from 1429 and adopted by Mary, Queen of Scots.

noun manager
noun attendant
noun custodian

Example sentences :

"Ask Ullmer to bring his betting sheet," the Steward said to an assistant.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

Bill Swett did not make this voyage with us, the cook acting as steward.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

He then ordered the purser's steward to splice the main-brace.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

It was a mulatto, from Martinique, who was Mr. Osgood's steward; and I helped him in.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

The steward had gone ashore, and there being no second-mate, I was all alone.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Our steward was a Portuguese negro, of the most vicious and surly temper.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

I ordered the steward, accordingly, to pour me out one, and bring it up.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

"But we have heard nothing of him since, sir," said the steward.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I think the whole staff was female, with the exception of the steward or manager.
Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens

I told my steward to be ready, as well as my other man-servant and my mother's footman.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

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