quartermaster

== English == === Alternative forms === quarter-master, quarter master === 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. (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. ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === quartermaster (third-person singular simple present quartermasters, present participle quartermastering, simple past and past participle quartermastered) (ambitransitive) To act as a quartermaster.