Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

master-at-arms

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables: mas-ter-at-arms
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.

British usage

noun

A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units.

British usage

noun

A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare.

American usage

noun

An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.

Example Sentences

"Episode 12, The Cyclops Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he yells meila murder."

Usage

British usage
American usage

Inflected Forms

masters-at-arms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Jaunty

Questions

What does master-at-arms mean?: A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.

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