steward

/stju.aʁt/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les stewards

Meaning

  1. flight attendant (male)

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

hôtesse de l'air

Gendered pair for the same job: hôtesse de l'air is a female flight attendant, steward is a male flight attendant.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

comissário

Close — a flight attendant relates to a steward, commissioner.

Practice

1 What does steward mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ aide les passagers à ranger leurs bagages.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches steward?

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