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steward

stew·ard/ˈstjuː.əːd/noun, verb

steward is spelled S-T-E-W-A-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (stew·ard). It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, steward means “A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of steward is stewards.

How many letters and syllables are in steward?

Letters7: S-T-E-W-A-R-D
Syllables2: stew·ard
In writing2.8 times per million words; the 16,005th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone measured in search

Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How common is steward?

Steward appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,005th most frequent word form in the list.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

How do you pronounce steward?

  • /ˈstjuː.əːd/
  • [ˈstjʊu̯.əːd]
  • /ˈst͡ʃuː.əd/

Steward has 2 syllables, split stew·ard in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-steward.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of steward

  • stewards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • stewarding participle, present
  • stewarded participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does steward mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.

  2. 2

    A chief administrator of a medieval manor.

  3. 3

    A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.

  4. 4

    datedA flight attendant, especially male.

  5. 5

    A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.

  6. 6

    A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, or animals.

  7. 7

    Someone responsible for organizing an event

  8. 8

    A bartender.

verb

  1. 1

    To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Steward in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchintendant (any administrator of the property or affairs of…)
GermanVerwalter (any administrator of the property or affairs of…), Meier (the administrator of a medieval manor)
Portugueseintendente, procurador, mordomo (any administrator of the property or affairs of…), assistente (ship's officer in charge of making dining…), zelador (any caretaker of buildings, estates, or animals)
Spanishadministrador, gestor, representante, apoderado (any administrator of the property or affairs of…), mayordomo (the administrator of a medieval manor), mozo (ship's officer in charge of making dining…)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.

Where does steward come from?

From Middle English steward, stiward, from Old English stiġweard (“steward, housekeeper, one who has the superintendence of household affairs, guardian”), from stiġ (“a wooden enclosure; house, hall”) + weard (“ward, guard, guardian, keeper”), equivalent to sty + ward. Compare Icelandic stívarður (“steward”). More at sty, ward.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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