steward
Caretaker of affairs
A steward manages resources or property on behalf of others.
Flight attendants were once called stewards (male) and stewardesses (female).
A steward at a sporting event maintains order and directs crowds.
The word implies responsible caretaking: environmental stewardship, stewards of the land.
To steward is to manage carefully: She stewarded the project through completion.
Medieval lord's chief administrator
- chamberlainRoyal household administrator
- majordomoChief steward of household
- marshalArrange in proper order
- intendantRegional administrative official
reeve · bailiff · castellan · estate · manor · household · liege · fealty
Guardian of a place
- keeperOne who guards
- overseerOne who monitors work
- superintendentChief administrative official
- managerOne who directs others
supervisor · administrator · trustee · warden · curator · conservator · regent · guardian
One who assists others
- cabin crewAircraft service personnel
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
beverage service · overhead bin · passenger · boarding · airline · inflight · cart · tray table
Ship's financial officer
- boatswainShip's deck petty officer
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
- matePartner or companion
- coxswainBoat steerer and commander
crewman · sailor · skipper · helmsman · storekeeper · deckhand · cabin · provisions
One who attends tables
- waiterOne who serves tables
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
- maître d'Chief dining room attendant
banquet · catering · usher · concierge · busboy · valet · gratuity · service
Preventing waste or loss
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- biodiversityRange of life forms
habitat · ecosystem · wildlife · climate · renewable · forestry · endangered · protection
One who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- unionJoining into one
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
collective bargaining · grievance · worker · advocate · negotiator · membership · dues · chapter
seneschal
Medieval lord's chief administrator
- chamberlainRoyal household administrator
- majordomoChief steward of household
- marshalArrange in proper order
intendant · reeve · bailiff · castellan · estate · manor · household · liege · fealty · demesne
custodian
Guardian of a place
- keeperOne who guards
- overseerOne who monitors work
- superintendentChief administrative official
manager · supervisor · administrator · trustee · warden · curator · conservator · regent · guardian · maintainer
attendant
One who assists others
- cabin crewAircraft service personnel
- galleyOnboard food preparation area
- trolleyWheeled cart or railcar
aisle · beverage service · overhead bin · passenger · boarding · airline · inflight · cart · tray table · seatbelt
purser
Ship's financial officer
- boatswainShip's deck petty officer
- quartermasterOfficer managing military supplies
- matePartner or companion
coxswain · crewman · sailor · skipper · helmsman · storekeeper · deckhand · cabin · provisions · ship
server
One who attends tables
- waiterOne who serves tables
- waitstaffRestaurant service employees
- sommelierTrained wine service professional
maître d' · banquet · catering · usher · concierge · busboy · valet · gratuity · service · tableside
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
biodiversity · habitat · ecosystem · wildlife · climate · renewable · forestry · endangered · protection · earth
representative
One who acts for another
labor · collective bargaining · grievance · worker · advocate · negotiator · membership · dues · chapter · local
- officialsofficial, officials, bailiff, bureaucrat, congressman
- stewardstrustee, custodian, keeper, caretaker, guardian
- medieval societyserfs, noble lineage, peasants, serf, heir
- royaltyking, queen, prince, princess, kings
- castle staffchamberlain, chambermaid, butler, guard, handmaiden
- job titlesCEO, CTO, CFO, CMO, cook
- air stewardPlane cabin service worker
- shop stewardsElected workplace union officials
- airline stewardessOnboard hospitality worker
- air stewardessFemale cabin crew
- union stewardElected worker representative
- land stewardshipResponsible care of terrain
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