QUARTERMASTER

quartermaster

(noun) an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

quartermaster (plural quartermasters)

(military rank) 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.

(nautical) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.

Source: Wiktionary

Quar"ter*mas`ter, n. Etym: [Quarter + master: cf. F. quartier- maître.]

1. (Mil.)

Definition: 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.

2. (Naut.)

Definition: A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Totten. Quartermaster general (Mil.), in the United States a staff officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field.

– Quartermaster sergeant. See Sergeant.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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