steward
管家,管事,管理人,管事的
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- : a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- : a person who has charge of the household of another, buying or obtaining food, directing the servants, etc.
- : an employee who has charge of the table, wine, servants, etc., in a club, restaurant, or the like.
- : a person who attends to the domestic concerns of persons on board a vessel, as in overseeing maids and waiters.
- : an employee on a ship, train, or bus who waits on and is responsible for the comfort of passengers, takes orders for or distributes food, etc.
- : a flight attendant.
- : a person appointed by an organization or group to supervise the affairs of that group at certain functions.
- : U.S. Navy. a petty officer in charge of officer's quarters and mess.
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In the United States, such experiments are typically funded by NIH, the nation’s primary steward for biomedical research.
The number-one thing people can do to protect public land and keep trails open is to be good stewards by staying on the trail.
He encourages youth of color to become stewards of the environment and “outdoor leaders,” by helping them feel as comfortable on hiking trails and in state parks and preserves as they are in their neighborhood.
Potentially offensive or not, Hofstede really believes in the power of culture — so much so that he remains the steward of a massive research project begun more than 50 years ago by his late father.
He also feels that the job of a rancher is to be a steward of the land, not just someone who manages cattle.
If one claims to be the steward of a democratic transition, never does one respond to madness with more madness.
And the way he wanted to be, to some extent anyway, an environmental steward.
Bill Clinton seems to play a similar role for liberals—a recent president they can look to as a successful economic steward.
While onboard the train, guests can expect upscale amenities like multicourse dinners and 24-hour steward service.
“You have made yourself famous by rowing the boat,” a steward told her.
"Give us a table upstairs alone," said Nigel to the head-steward, putting something into his hand.