Caretaker vs. Steward — What's the Difference?

A person employed to look after a building

One who manages another's property, finances, or other affairs.

A person employed to look after people or animals

One who is in charge of the household affairs of a large estate, club, hotel, or resort.

One that is employed to look after or take charge of goods, property, or a person; a custodian.

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

One that temporarily performs the duties of an office

An attendant on a ship or airplane.

Someone who takes care of a place or thing; someone looking after a place, or responsible for keeping it in good repair.

An official who supervises or helps to manage an event.

Someone who takes care of a person; a parent, carer or other guardian.

A shop steward.

Temporary, on a short term basis.

A wine steward.

A custodian who is hired to take care of something (property or a person)

To serve as a steward or as the steward of.

An official who performs the duties of an office temporarily;

A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity

(historical) A chief administrator of a medieval manor.

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

A flight attendant, especially male.

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

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

Someone responsible for organizing an event

A fiscal agent of certain bodies.

A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge.

(higher education) An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students.

(Scotland) A magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands.

(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.

(motor racing) Person responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and whether or not fines/penalties should be issued for such incidents.

To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

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.

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.

A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a Methodist church.

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.

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

To manage as a steward.

Someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else

The ship's officer who is in charge of provisions and dining arrangements

An attendant on an airplane

A union member who is elected to represent fellow workers in negotiating with management

One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals