quartermaster
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quartermaster
- /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/ US
- /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/ UK
Where it comes from
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.
noun quartermasters · quarter-master · quarter master
- 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.
- A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Once master of the quarterdeck.
- 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 quartermasters · quartermastering · quartermastered · quarter-master · quarter master
- To act as a quartermaster.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: officer, quarter-master, quartermaster train, quartermastership, quarter, quartermastering, quartermistress, quarteer, quaymaster, quartering, wagonmaster, quarterdecker, shipmaster, wharfmaster, commissary general, undermaster
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noun officer responsible for supplies
| 한국어 | 병참장교 byeongchamjanggyo |
|---|---|
| Português | quartel-mestre, furriel |
| Français | quartier-maître |
| Deutsch | Quartiermeister, Steuermannsmaat |
| Italiano | quartiermastro |
| Русский | квартирме́йстер kvartirméjster, интенда́нт intendánt, старшина́-рулево́й staršiná-rulevój |
| עברית | אפסנאי afsenai, מַלָּח בָּכִיר malakh bakhir, הַגַּאי hagay |
Talk about this word "quartermaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quartermaster. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. quartermaster. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/quartermaster "quartermaster." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quartermaster.Cite this
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title = {quartermaster},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quartermaster},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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