Custodian vs. Steward — What's the Difference?

One that has charge of something; a caretaker

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

A janitor

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

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

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

A janitor; a cleaner

An attendant on a ship or airplane.

One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a keeper or superintendent.

An official who supervises or helps to manage an event.

One having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

A shop steward.

A wine steward.

To serve as a steward or as the steward of.

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