n.
Pronunciation: ' stü- ə rd, ' styü-; ' st(y)u ̇ rd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English st ī weard, from st ī , stig hall, sty + weard ward ― more at STY , WARD
Date: before 12th century
1 : one employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic concerns (as the supervision of servants, collection of rents, and keeping of accounts)
2 : SHOP STEWARD
3 : a fiscal agent
4 a : an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who manages the provisioning of food and attends passengers b : one appointed to supervise the provision and distribution of food and drink in an institution
5 : one who actively directs affairs : MANAGER