Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shop steward

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
shop stew-ard
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

shop stewards (plural)

Phrases

union delegate union representative union steward workplace steward father of chapel

Frequently Paired Words

union delegate union representative union steward workplace steward father of chapel

Synonyms

steward

Questions

What does shop steward mean?
A local member of a trade union elected to represent his fellow workers in discussions with the management at a workplace.

How to pronounce shop steward

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