Steward vs. Waiter: What's the Difference?

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

One who serves at a table, as in a restaurant.

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

A tray or salver.

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

A male or female attendant who serves customers at their tables in a restaurant, café or similar.

An attendant on a ship or airplane.

Someone who waits for somebody or something; a person who is waiting.

An official who supervises or helps to manage an event.

(historical) A person working as an attendant at the London Stock Exchange.

A shop steward.

(obsolete) A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver. (See etymology of dumbwaiter.)

A wine steward.

(obsolete) A custom house officer; a tide waiter.

To serve as a steward or as the steward of.

(obsolete) A watchman.

A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity

(stative) To work as a waiter.

(historical) A chief administrator of a medieval manor.

One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in attendance, esp. at table.

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

A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes, etc.; a salver.

A flight attendant, especially male.

A person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)

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

A person who waits or awaits

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