Curator vs Steward - What's the difference?
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A person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo.
One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a trustee.
A person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.
A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions.
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*:There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. Mail bags, so I understand, are being put on board. Stewards , carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.
A flight attendant, especially but not exclusively'' a male flight attendant. ''Often as "air steward", "airline steward", etc.
A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management.
A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals.
A fiscal agent of certain bodies.
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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.
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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.
To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)
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, passage=Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, a Democrat from Middlesex County, said, “It’s an uncomfortable situation,” but added that Mr. Codey is nevertheless “ably stewarding the state.”}}
As nouns the difference between curator and steward
is that curator is a person who manages, administers or organizes a collection, either independently or employed by a museum, library, archive or zoo while steward is a person who manages the property or affairs for another entity.As a verb steward is
to act as the steward or caretaker of (something.As a proper noun Steward is
{{surname|A=An English|from=occupations}}, a variant of Stewart.curator
English
(wikipedia curator)Alternative forms
* curatour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* curate * curatorial * curatorySee also
* custodian * keeper * manager * overseerExternal links
* * ----steward
English
(wikipedia steward)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (union member) (l) * (l), (l)Derived terms
* shop steward * stewardly * stewardry * understewardHyponyms
* stewardessVerb
(en verb)citation