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# steward

«steward» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person whose job is to look after passengers on a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a steward, stewards); verb (steward — rare)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A steward is a person whose job is to look after passengers on a plane, ship or train. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#m1)

2) A person who helps organise and keep people safe at a big event, like a match or a concert. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#m2)

3) A person who looks after land, property or something precious for others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

Used in travel and safety: follow the steward's instructions on a plane. At big events: stewards show you where to go and help if you are lost. In environment lessons: we are stewards of the Earth, so we should care for it. Phrase: "flight attendant" is the usual modern word on planes.

### examples

- The steward brought us drinks on the plane. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x1)
- Ask a steward if you get lost at the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x2)
- The stewards showed people to their seats. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x3)
- Listen to the steward during the safety talk. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x4)
- Farmers are stewards of the land. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x5)
- The steward checked our tickets on the ferry. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x6)
- The steward said that he would manage this all right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/#x7)

### note

Countable. Female form "stewardess" is old-fashioned; today people say "flight attendant" or "cabin crew". Noun: stewardship (taking care of something).

### In the corpora

- [He stays calm, goes to a steward in a bright jacket and shows his wristband.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/276-money-and-crowds-in-town/6/)
- [The steward calls the number, and his dad arrives in five minutes.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/276-money-and-crowds-in-town/7/)
- [Christians believe the earth is God's creation and that people are its stewards, called to look after it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/47-the-environment/5/)
- [And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they spoke unto him at the door of the house,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1419/)
- [Then said Daniel to the steward, whom the chief of the officers had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.10/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «steward» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/steward/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.