Topic: WATER
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | stiweard 'hall-guard', from sti ( STY) + weard ( WARD1) |
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stew‧ard
[countable]
[countable]1TTATTW a man whose job is to serve food and drinks to passengers on a plane or ship [↪ flight attendant]
2DSH someone who is in charge of a horse race, meeting, or other public event : 
race stewards
race stewards3 someone who protects something or is responsible for it, especially something such as nature, public property, or money
4TA a man whose job is to manage a large property, such as a farm
➔ shop stewardWORD FOCUS: plane WORD FOCUS: plane
similar words: airplane also aeroplane British English, aircraft
planes that carry people: passenger plane, airliner, jumbo
a military plane: warplane, bomber, fighter
people on a plane: pilot, co-pilot, captain, flight crew, cabin crew, passenger, flight attendant, steward, air hostess
the place where a plane lands or takes off: runway, the tarmac, airport, aerodrome BrE old-fashionedplane
➔ See also plane
WORD FOCUS: plane similar words: airplane also aeroplane British English, aircraft
planes that carry people: passenger plane, airliner, jumbo
a military plane: warplane, bomber, fighter
people on a plane: pilot, co-pilot, captain, flight crew, cabin crew, passenger, flight attendant, steward, air hostess
the place where a plane lands or takes off: runway, the tarmac, airport, aerodrome BrE old-fashionedplane
➔ See also plane
