steward
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++stew·ard /ˈstjuːəd $ ˈstuːərd/ noun [countable] 1. TTATTWa man whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship 〔飞机、轮船上的〕男乘务员，男服务员 → flight attendant2 DSHsomeone who is in charge of a horse race, meeting, or other public event 〔赛马、聚会或其他公共活动的〕负责人，管事，干事 race stewards 比赛组织者3 someone who protects something or is responsible for it, especially something such as nature, public property, or money 〔尤指自然、公共财产或钱财等的〕保护者，负责人，主管steward of Kissinger was now chief steward of US foreign policy. 基辛格现在是美国外交政策的主要负责人了。4. TAa man whose job is to manage a large property, such as a farm 〔农场等大宗地产的〕看管人 → shop steward
Examples from the Corpus
steward• The Skerritts had been stewards of Carewscourt for generations.• Not all ranchers are good stewards of the land.• He turned smartly on his heel and trotted into the foyer, greeting the stewards with indiscriminate effusion.• Neither Leo nor the steward reckoned that anyone would object too strenuously.From Longman Business Dictionarystewardstew‧ard /ˈstjuːədˈstuːərd/ noun [countable]1a man who serves food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship2 (also shop steward)HUMAN RESOURCES a worker who is elected by members of a TRADE UNION in a factory or other business to represent them when dealing with managersA meeting of shop stewards approved the strike action.Origin steward Old English stiweard “hall-guard”, from sti ( → STY) + weard ( → WARD1)stew·ard nounChineseSyllable
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steward
stew‧ard /ˈstjuːəd $ ˈstuːərd/
noun [countable]1. a man whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship ⇨ flight attendant
2. someone who is in charge of a horse race, meeting, or other public event:
race stewards
3. someone who protects something or is responsible for it, especially something such as nature, public property, or money
steward of
Kissinger was now chief steward of US foreign policy.
4. a man whose job is to manage a large property, such as a farm
⇨ shop steward
■ people on a plane
▪pilot someone who operates the controls of a plane: an airline pilot | He has a pilot’s licence.
▪co-pilot a pilot who shares the control of a plane with the main pilot: The pilot became ill, and the co-pilot had to land the plane.
▪captain the pilot who is in charge of an aircraft: This is your captain speaking. We will be arriving at Gatwick Airport in approximately 10 minutes.
▪the flight crew all the people who work on a plane during a flight: The flight crew asked for permission to land at Chicago’s O'Hare International Airport.
▪the cabin crew the people whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: The cabin crew will be serving drinks shortly.
▪flight attendant someone whose job is to serve food and drink to passengers on a plane: The flight attendant told him to go back to his seat.
▪steward/stewardess a man/woman whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane: I asked the stewardess if I could have a blanket.
stew‧ard /ˈstjuːəd $ ˈstuːərd/
noun [countable]1. a man whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship ⇨ flight attendant2. someone who is in charge of a horse race, meeting, or other public event:
3. someone who protects something or is responsible for it, especially something such as nature, public property, or money
steward of
4. a man whose job is to manage a large property, such as a farm
⇨ shop steward
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