quartermaster
IPA: kwˈɔrtɝmæstɝ
noun
- (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.
verb
- To act as a quartermaster
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Examples of "quartermaster" in Sentences
- The quartermaster is usually a player.
- He was known as the fighting quartermaster.
- Howard was elected quartermaster by the crew.
- Elijah was in the western campaign as quartermaster.
- It was the Quartermaster's storehouse and commissary.
- He served as the regimental quartermaster and adjutant.
- Buff and blue are the colors of the Quartermaster Corps.
- Barbara is the quartermaster of the mercenaries' fortress.
- He was then responsible for quartermaster supplies and care.
- The ship was beached in the harbor by the Senior Quartermaster.
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