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noun
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 who has charge of the household of another, buying or obtaining food, directing the servants, etc.
3.
an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.
4.
a person who attends to the domestic concerns of persons on board a vessel, as in overseeing maids and waiters.
5.
EXPANDan employee on a ship, train, or bus who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers, takes orders for or distributes food, etc.
6.
a flight attendant.
7.
a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.
8.
COLLAPSEU.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of officer's quarters and mess.
verb (used with object)
9.
to act as steward of; manage.
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Stewarded
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
verb (used without object)
10.
to act or serve as steward.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English stīweard, stigweard, equivalent to stig- (sense uncertain; probably “house, hall”; see sty1) + weard ward2
before 900; Middle English; Old English stīweard, stigweard, equivalent to stig- (sense uncertain; probably “house, hall”; see sty1) + weard ward2
Related forms
stew·ard·ship, noun
un·der·stew·ard, noun
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