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wine steward

American

noun

a waiter in a restaurant or club who is in charge of wine; sommelier.

Etymology

Origin of wine steward

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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And its wine steward has become a regional celebrity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

For help navigating the 180 wines on display, shoppers in Napa turn to Costco wine steward Selman Medina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

The 43-year-old Noll worked as a wine steward and was killed in August 2012 as he drove home.

From Washington Times • Dec. 10, 2014

Noll, a wine steward at a QFC store on Capitol Hill, had left work at 7:10 p.m. on Aug. 31, 2012.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2014

The serving girls and wine steward watched the progress of the eyebrow and fought to keep the smiles from their faces.

From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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