The difference between Custodian and Steward

When used as nouns, custodian means a person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone, whereas steward means a person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly the chief administrator of a medieval manor.


Steward is also verb with the meaning: to act as the steward or caretaker of (something).

check bellow for the other definitions of Custodian and Steward

  1. Custodian as a noun:

    A person entrusted with the custody or care of something or someone; a caretaker or keeper.

    Examples:

    "After their parents' death, their aunt became the children's custodian."

    "The building's custodian could fix nearly anything. The place always looked great!"

  2. Custodian as a noun (US, Canada):

    a janitor; a cleaner

  1. Steward as a noun (historical):

    A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly the chief administrator of a medieval manor.

  2. Steward as a noun:

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

  3. Steward as a noun (chiefly):

    A flight attendant, a male flight attendant.

  4. Steward as a noun:

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

  5. Steward as a noun:

    A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.

  6. Steward as a noun:

    A fiscal agent of certain bodies.

    Examples:

    "a steward in a Methodist church"

  7. Steward as a noun:

    In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

  8. Steward as a noun:

    In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Erskine"

  9. Steward as a noun:

    In information technology, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

  1. Steward as a verb:

    To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)