quartermaster
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See also: quarter-master and quarter master
English
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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.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/
- Hyphenation: quar‧ter‧mas‧ter
Noun
quartermaster (plural quartermasters)
- (military) 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.
- (nautical) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Once master of the quarterdeck.
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Translations
officer responsible for supplies
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Verb
quartermaster (third-person singular simple present quartermasters, present participle quartermastering, simple past and past participle quartermastered)
- To act as a quartermaster