Host vs. Steward
Hostnoun
One which receives or entertains a guest, socially, commercially, or officially.
Hostnoun
One that provides a facility for an event.
Hostnoun
A person or organization responsible for running an event.
Hostnoun
A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.
Hostnoun
Any computer attached to a network.
Hostnoun
(ecology) A cell or organism which harbors another organism or biological entity, usually a parasite.
Hostnoun
An organism bearing certain genetic material.
Hostnoun
A paid male companion offering conversation and in some cases sex, as in certain types of bar in Japan.
Hostnoun
A multitude of people arrayed as an army; used also in religious senses, as: Heavenly host (of angels)
Hostnoun
A large number of items; a large inventory.
Hostnoun
(Christianity) The consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist.
Hostverb
To perform the role of a host.
Hostverb
To lodge at an inn.
Hostverb
To run software made available to a remote user or process.
Hostnoun
The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
Hostnoun
An army; a number of men gathered for war.
Hostnoun
Any great number or multitude; a throng.
Hostnoun
One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.
Hostnoun
Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.
Hostverb
To give entertainment to.
Hostverb
To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
Hostnoun
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
Hostnoun
a vast multitude
Hostnoun
an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association
Hostnoun
a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
Hostnoun
archaic terms for army
Hostnoun
any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event;
Hostnoun
(medicine) recipient of transplanted tissue or organ from a donor
Hostnoun
the owner or manager of an inn
Hostnoun
a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion
Hostnoun
(computer science) a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network
Hostverb
be the host of or for;
Stewardnoun
A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity, particularly (historical) the chief administrator of a medieval manor.
Stewardnoun
A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
Stewardnoun
A flight attendant, (chiefly) a male flight attendant.
Stewardnoun
A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
Stewardnoun
A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.
Stewardnoun
A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
Stewardnoun
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.
Stewardnoun
In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
Stewardnoun
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.
Stewardverb
To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)
Stewardnoun
A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants, collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.
Stewardnoun
A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge.
Stewardnoun
A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.
Stewardnoun
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.
Stewardnoun
In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.
Stewardverb
To manage as a steward.
Stewardnoun
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
Stewardnoun
the ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements
Stewardnoun
an attendant on an airplane
Stewardnoun
a union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management
Stewardnoun
one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals
