quartermaster

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24
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Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
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/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/ · /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/

Definition of quartermaster

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.
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noun

  1. An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.
  2. A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Once master of the quarterdeck.
  3. A leadership position within a troop whose responsibility it is to track and maintain the troop's equipment, for example stoves, Dutch ovens, utensils, and tents.

verb

  1. (ambitransitive)To act as a quartermaster.

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Etymology

From Middle English quartermayster, quartermaistre, equivalent to quarter + master. Perhaps reinforced by and merged with Dutch kwartiermeester, kwartier-meester. Compare German Quartiermeister, French quartier-maître.

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