Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarter-bloke

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables: quar-ter-bloke
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A quartermaster, or quartermaster sergeant.

British usage; Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

"‘A private is ordered to complete some deficiency in his kit, and he goes to the quarter-bloke for it and gets nothing but abuse for his trouble.’"

Usage

British usage
Archaic
Slang

Inflected Forms

quarter-blokes (plural)

Questions

What does quarter-bloke mean?: A quartermaster, or quartermaster sergeant.

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