quartermaster
Syllables: quar·ter·mas·ter/ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/US/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
quartermaster noun: 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.
Noun
quartermaster (plural quartermasters)
- 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
quartermaster (third-person singular simple present quartermasters, present participle quartermastering, simple past and past participle quartermastered)
- To act as a quartermaster.
quartermaster meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
quartermaster in Hindi
- क्वार्टरमास्टर
quartermaster in Tamil
- குவார்ட்மாஸ்டர்
quartermaster in Marathi
- क्वार्टरमास्टर
quartermaster in Urdu
- میر سامان
More languagesFewer languages
- quartermaster in Bengali
- রসদদার, কোয়ার্টারমাস্টার
- quartermaster in Telugu
- క్వార్టర్మాస్టర్
- quartermaster in Malayalam
- ക്വാർട്ടർമാസ്റ്റർ
- quartermaster in Kannada
- ಕ್ವಾರ್ಟರ್ಮಾಸ್ಟರ್
- quartermaster in Punjabi
- ਕੁਆਰਟਰਮਾਸਟਰ, ਕੁਆਟਰਮਾਸਟਰ
- quartermaster in Gujarati
- ક્વાર્ટરમાસ્ટર
- quartermaster in Odia
- କ୍ୱାର୍ଟରମାଷ୍ଟର, କ୍ୱାର୍ଟରମାସ୍ଟର୍, କ୍ୱାର୍ଟର୍ମାଷ୍ଟର
- quartermaster in Nepali
- क्वाटरमास्टर, क्वार्टरमास्टर
Forms of quartermaster
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | quartermasters |
| alternative form | quarter-master |
| alternative form | quarter master |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | quartermasters |
| present participle | quartermastering |
| past participle | quartermastered |
| past | quartermastered |
Origin of quartermaster
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.
Words formed from quartermaster
Phrases with quartermaster
Questions about quartermaster
- What does quartermaster mean?
- Quartermaster means 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.
- What is quartermaster in Hindi?
- Quartermaster in Hindi is क्वार्टरमास्टर. See Quartermaster meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is quartermaster?
- Quartermaster can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce quartermaster?
- Quartermaster is pronounced /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of quartermaster?
- The plural of quartermaster is quartermasters.
Words near quartermaster in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: quartermaster (page history and authors); quartermaster (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quartermaster (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); quartermaster (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); quartermaster (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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