Synonyms for steward
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Keeper — A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals
2. Flight attendant — A person who is responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and determining whether…
3. Seneschal — A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity. A chief administrator of a medieval manor
Other
house manager, caterer, shop steward, purveyor, provider, manciple
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity. A chief administrator of a medieval manor.
- n. 2
A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.
- n. 3
A person who is responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and determining whether or not fines or penalties should be issued for such incidents.
Related words
- Word family
- stewardship
- Phrases
- airline steward air steward wine steward shop steward
Forms
- Plural
- stewards → keepers, custodians, caretakers, groundskeepers…
Example sentences
- keeper Tom is a lighthouse keeper and leads a lonely life.
- caretaker The animal caretaker is giving the dogs their feed.
- custodian The school custodian cleans the gym in the evening.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| steward | steady | |
| keeper | steady | |
| caretaker | rising | |
| custodian | steady | |
| groundskeeper | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- keeper2
- 7 letters
- provost2, bailiff2, caterer3
- 8 letters
- provider3, purveyor3, manciple
- 9 letters
- caretaker3, custodian4, seneschal
- 13 letters
- groundskeeper3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (keeper2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- intendant