Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - steward
Steward
steward
n. & v. 1 a passengers' attendant on a ship or aircraft or train. 2 an official appointed to keep order or supervise arrangements at a meeting or show or demonstration etc. 3 = shop steward. 4 a person responsible for supplies of food etc. for a college or club etc. 5 a person employed to manage another's property. 6 Brit. the title of several officers of State or the royal household (Lord High Steward). --v.tr. act as a steward of (will steward the meeting). Derivatives stewardship n. Etymology: OE stiweard f. stig prob. = house, hall + weard WARD STEWARDESS n. a female steward, esp. on a ship or aircraft.
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I. noun see: sty Date: before 12th century one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts), shop ~, a fiscal agent, 4. an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers, one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution, one who actively directs affairs ; manager, II. verb Date: 1621 transitive verb to act as a ~ for ; manage, intransitive verb to perform the duties of a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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