steward

[US]/ˈstjuːəd/
[UK]/ˈstuːərd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. flight attendant; waiter; housekeeper; union officer
vi. to serve as a waiter; to act as a housekeeper
vt. to manage

Example Sentences

a steward at a racecourse

He's the steward of the club.

He is the steward of that great estate.

the steward introduced himself as Pete.

stewards appeared and the fire was doused.

stewards positioned around the track as a fail-safe.

the event was organized and stewarded properly.

the stewards had thrown a cordon across the fairway.

behind the bar the steward polished glasses busily.

farmers pride themselves on being stewards of the countryside.

The steward and chambermaid, and all, were busily engaged in cleaning and furbishing.

She was an active trade unionist and had been elected a shop steward.

We pressed the buzzer in our cabin and a steward arrived instantly.

Real-world Examples

To me, they are the stewards of the environment.

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation April 2021

He is the steward of that great estate.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

You are a poor steward of his money.

Source: Ozark.

Climbers definitely aspire to be good stewards to the environment.

Source: Connection Magazine

It's for the entire world, and the Iraqi people are the stewards of it.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Worst of all is the bad manners of your stewards and stewardesses.

Source: High-scoring English Essays for Graduate Entrance Exams

By one estimate, had Mr Zuma been a benign steward, the economy would be 25% bigger.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

But now he feels that growing coffee lets him be a good steward of the land.

Source: VOA Special English: World

She was the most powerful steward of my grandmother's care, yet seemingly invisible in the system.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

" We pride ourselves on being stewards of the resource."

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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