Difference between Steward and Keeper

What is the difference between Steward and Keeper?

Steward as a noun is a person who manages the property or affairs for another entity. while Keeper as a noun is a person who keeps something.

Steward

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To act as the steward or caretaker of (something)

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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. 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. [syn: shop steward] A person who has charge of buildings and/or grounds and/or animals. [syn: custodian, keeper] In IT, somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong.

Example sentence: I've come to understand my role. On some level, I provide the context for them to shine. I also know my role is the steward of the songs, and the center point, the artist that the stuff all revolves around. But I really try to honor that.

Keeper

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A person who keeps something.Someone or something worth keeping.A person charged with guarding or caring for, storing, or maintaining something; a custodian, a guard.The player charged with guarding a goal or wicket. Short form of goalkeeper, wicketkeeper.A part of a mechanism that catches or retains another part, for example the part of a door lock that fits in the frame and receives the bolt.An offensive play in which the quarterback runs toward the goal with the ball after it is snapped.

Example sentence: I generally try to bowl one-on-one with the 'keeper and bowl all the deliveries in my arsenal so that he can have a good look.

We hope you now know whether to use Steward or Keeper in your sentence.

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