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stew·ard
 steward
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- pronunciation:
- stu
 rd
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who manages or supervises money or property belonging to another or others; agent.
- similar words:
- manager
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| definition 2: |
a person hired by a large estate, club, hotel, or the like to take charge of household operations, such as ordering supplies and supervising staff.
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| definition 3: |
an employee on an airplane, train, or ship who waits on and attends to the needs of passengers.
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| related words: |
agent, custodian, domestic, guardian, manager, warden |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stewards, stewarding, stewarded |
| definition: |
to act or serve as steward of.
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| related words: |
lackey, wait on |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to act as or be a steward.
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| derivation: |
stewardship (n.) |
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