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''quartermaster'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260904104805-00-⌔
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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.
- (scouting) 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
quartermaster (third-person singular simple present quartermasters, present participle quartermastering, simple past and past participle quartermastered)
- (ambitransitive) To act as a quartermaster.
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: /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
- Hyphenation: quar‧ter‧mas‧ter
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