英语词汇“steward”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A steward is someone who takes care of the grounds or animals of a particular place. If your parents are always traveling and you have to take care of your six younger siblings, you probably feel like the steward of the house.

You might have heard the term "stewardess," a female flight attendant, but the name has trickled out of use in favor of the gender-neutral "flight attendant." A steward is the male version of that. Anyone who takes care of places or people is a steward. You can be a steward of artifacts from an architectural dig. You can also be elected to be the steward of your co-workers retirement fund. Either way, someone's trusting you with their stuff.

WORD FAMILY

steward: stewards, stewardship+/stewardship: stewardships

USAGE EXAMPLES

So many cities saw their stewards die off, replaced by imperial CEOs, hucksters or branch managers.

Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016)

Meyer, the winter trails steward for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance, says he plans to begin grooming on Monday.

Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016)

And it must stay true to legacy fans who view Disney as the responsible steward of one of the world's most beloved film franchises.

Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016)

1n someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

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chamberlain

an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman

fiduciary

a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary

2n one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

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custodian, keeper

caretaker

a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

conservator, curator

the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library)

game warden, gamekeeper

a person employed to take care of game and wildlife

greenskeeper

someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course

house sitter

a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money)

janitor

someone employed to clean and maintain a building

lighthouse keeper

the keeper of a lighthouse

critter sitter, pet sitter

someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home

zoo keeper

the chief person responsible for a zoological garden

concierge

a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter

sacristan, sexton

an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

super, superintendent

a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector

verger

a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies

warrener

maintains a rabbit warren

defender, guardian, protector, shielder

a person who cares for persons or property

3n the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements

Hyper

officer, ship's officer

a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

4n an attendant on an airplane

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flight attendant

air hostess, hostess, stewardess

a woman steward on an airplane

attendant, attender, tender

someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

5n a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management

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shop steward

union representative

a representative for a labor union

单词	steward
释义	steward (once / 407 pages) n A steward is someone who takes care of the grounds or animals of a particular place. If your parents are always traveling and you have to take care of your six younger siblings, you probably feel like the steward of the house. You might have heard the term "stewardess," a female flight attendant, but the name has trickled out of use in favor of the gender-neutral "flight attendant." A steward is the male version of that. Anyone who takes care of places or people is a steward. You can be a steward of artifacts from an architectural dig. You can also be elected to be the steward of your co-workers retirement fund. Either way, someone's trusting you with their stuff. WORD FAMILY steward: stewards, stewardship+/stewardship: stewardships USAGE EXAMPLES So many cities saw their stewards die off, replaced by imperial CEOs, hucksters or branch managers. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Meyer, the winter trails steward for the Central Oregon Trail Alliance, says he plans to begin grooming on Monday. Washington Times(Dec 25, 2016) And it must stay true to legacy fans who view Disney as the responsible steward of one of the world's most beloved film franchises. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) 1n someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else Hypo\|Hyper chamberlain an officer who manages the household of a king or nobleman fiduciary a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary 2n one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper custodian, keeper caretaker a custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person) conservator, curator the custodian of a collection (as a museum or library) game warden, gamekeeper a person employed to take care of game and wildlife greenskeeper someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course house sitter a custodian who lives in and cares for a house while the regular occupant is away (usually without an exchange of money) janitor someone employed to clean and maintain a building lighthouse keeper the keeper of a lighthouse critter sitter, pet sitter someone left in charge of pets while their owners are away from home zoo keeper the chief person responsible for a zoological garden concierge a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter sacristan, sexton an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects super, superintendent a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector verger a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies warrener maintains a rabbit warren defender, guardian, protector, shielder a person who cares for persons or property 3n the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements Hyper officer, ship's officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel 4n an attendant on an airplane Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper flight attendant air hostess, hostess, stewardess a woman steward on an airplane attendant, attender, tender someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another 5n a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management Syn\|Hyper shop steward union representative a representative for a labor union
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