Steward

  • 41steward — noun 1》 a person who looks after the passengers on a ship or aircraft. 2》 a person responsible for supplies of food to a college, club, etc. 3》 an official appointed to supervise arrangements at a large public event. 4》 short for shop steward. 5》 …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 42steward — stew•ard [[t]ˈstu ərd, ˈstyu [/t]] n. 1) a person who manages another s property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others 2) a person in charge of running the household of another 3) an employee who has …

    From formal English to slang

  • 43steward — /ˈstjuəd / (say styoohuhd) noun 1. someone who manages another s property or financial affairs; someone who administers anything as the agent of another or others. 2. someone who has charge of the household of another, providing for the table,… …

  • 44steward — An employee of ship or airline attending to the personal needs of passengers. One in management of the services of a social club in reference to providing meals, other refreshments, and rooms for lodging. See lord high steward; shop steward …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 45steward — 1. noun /ˈstjuː.ə(ɹ)d/ a) A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity. b) A ships officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions. 2. verb /ˈstjuː.ə(ɹ)d/ To act as the steward or caretaker of (something) …

    Wiktionary

  • 46steward — ste·ward s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} 1a. persona di sesso maschile impiegata a bordo di aerei civili per fornire assistenza ai passeggeri Sinonimi: assistente di volo. 1b. estens., chi svolge il medesimo incarico a bordo di navi di linea,… …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 47Steward — Ste|ward [ stju:ɐt] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. steward, eigtl. »(Haus)verwalter«, dies aus altengl. stigweard, stɪ̲weard> Betreuer der Passagiere an Bord von Schiffen, Flugzeugen u. a.; Flugbegleiter (Berufsbez.) …

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  • 48steward — [OE] A steward is etymologically someone ‘in charge of a sty’. Its Old English ancestor stigweard was a compound formed from stig ‘hall, house’ (a relative, if not the direct ancestor, of English sty ‘dwelling for pigs’) and weard ‘guardian,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 49steward — noun (C) 1 a man who serves food and drinks to the passengers on a plane or ship 2 a man whose job is to look after a house and its lands, such as a farm 3 a man who arranges the supply and serving of food in a club, college etc 4 BrE someone who …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 50steward — in stjuard a [stjúard] m (ȗ) stevard: steward na letalu …

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