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quartermaster

/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
quar-ter-mas-ter
IPA
/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
24
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Once master of the quarterdeck.

noun

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

To act as a quartermaster.

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quartermayster, kwartiermeester

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/

Inflected Forms

quartermasters (plural) quarter-master (alternative) quarter master (alternative) quartermasters (present, singular) quartermastering (participle, present) quartermastered (participle, past) quartermastered (past)

Derived Forms

Quarpel quartermasterly quartermastership

Phrases

quartermaster general quartermaster sergeant quartermaster train

Frequently Paired Words

baggage train wagonmaster

Questions

How do you pronounce quartermaster?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/.
What does quartermaster mean?
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.
Where does quartermaster come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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