employ vs steward

employ

verb
  • To use (somebody for a job, or something for a task). 

  • To hire (somebody for work or a job). 

  • To make busy. 

noun
  • The state of being an employee; employment. 

steward

verb
  • To act as the steward or caretaker of (something) 

noun
  • A fiscal agent of certain bodies. 

  • A union member who is selected as a representative for fellow workers in negotiating terms with management. 

  • Bartender 

  • A magistrate appointed by the crown to exercise jurisdiction over royal lands. 

  • Somebody who is responsible for managing a set of projects, products or technologies and how they affect the IT organization to which they belong. 

  • Someone responsible for organizing an event 

  • A junior assistant in a Masonic lodge. 

  • An officer who provides food for the students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer who attends to the accounts of the students. 

  • Person responsible for the arbitration of incidents at a motor racing event and whether or not fines/penalties should be issued for such incidents. 

  • A chief administrator of a medieval manor. 

  • 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 male. 

  • A person who has charge of buildings, grounds, and/or animals. 

How often have the words employ and steward occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )