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a person who guards what isn't theirs and somehow loves it more for it

means A person entrusted to manage, care for, or look after something on behalf of others — whether a household, a flight, an estate, or the planet itself.

from From Old English stigweard, literally "sty-ward" — the keeper (weard, "guard") of the sty or hall (stig, possibly "house" or "pen"). It began humbly, the one who watched the animals and the great house, then climbed the social ladder over the centuries until stewards ran estates, ships, and royal households — never owning, always tending.

word origin
From Old English meaning keeper of the pigsty
sky duty
Flight attendants were once called stewards officially
green meaning
Stewardship now frames most environmental protection language
office held
Lord High Steward once judged accused English peers
no ownership
A steward manages wealth they will never own
for instance

dennis dennis stewart — scottish footballer who played for queen of the south and other clubs in the 1950s-60s

patrick stewart — british actor born 1940, famous for captain picard in star trek: the next generation

rod stewart — british rock singer born 1945, known for 'maggie may' and 'sailing'

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