The difference between Keeper and Steward
When used as nouns, keeper means one who keeps something, 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 Keeper and Steward
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Keeper as a noun:
One who keeps something.
Examples:
"Finders keepers; losers weepers."
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Keeper as a noun (informal):
A person or thing worth keeping.
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Keeper as a noun:
A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard; sometimes a gamekeeper.
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Keeper as a noun (sports):
The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.
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Keeper as a noun:
A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.
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Keeper as a noun (American football):
An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.
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Keeper as a noun:
One who remains or keeps in a place or position.
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Keeper as a noun:
A fruit or vegetable that keeps for some time without spoiling.
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Steward as a noun (historical):
A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
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Steward as a noun:
A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
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Steward as a noun (chiefly):
A flight attendant, a male flight attendant.
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Steward as a noun:
A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
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Steward as a noun:
A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.
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Steward as a noun:
A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
Examples:
"a steward in a Methodist church"
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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.
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Steward as a noun:
In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
Examples:
"rfquotek Erskine"
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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.
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Steward as a verb:
To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)