Quartermaster
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Quartermaster is a noun meaning (ambitransitive) To act as a quartermaster.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To act as a quartermaster.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- quartermasters
- quarter-master
- quarter master
- quartermastering
- quartermastered
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include officer, quarter-master, quartermastership, quarter, quartermastering, quartermistress.
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