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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A flight attendant, ''especially but not exclusively'' a male flight attendant. ''Often as'' "air steward", "airline steward", etc.
  • A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals. [syn: custodian, keeper]
  • A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
  • A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
  • A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management. [syn: shop steward]
  • In IT, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

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Proper noun:

  • An English surname, a variant of Stewart.

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Verb:

  • To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

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