Definitions for quartermasterˈkwɔr tərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quar•ter•mas•terˈkwɔr tərˌmæs tər, -ˌmɑ stər(n.)
a military officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, food, etc., for a body of troops.
Category: Military
a petty officer having charge of a ship's helm and its navigating apparatus.
Origin of quartermaster:
1400–50
Princeton's WordNet
quartermaster(noun)
an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops
Wiktionary
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.
quartermaster(Noun)
A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.
Webster Dictionary
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
Quartermaster(noun)
a petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Quartermaster
in the army an officer whose duty it is to look after the quarters, clothing, rations, stores, ammunition, &c., of the regiment, and in the navy a petty officer who has to see to the stowage, steerage, soundings, &c., of the ship.
Translations for quartermaster
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
quartermaster(noun)
an officer whose job is to provide soldiers with food, transport, a place to live etc.
- kwartiermeesterAfrikaans

- ضابِط التَّموين والإمداداتArabic

- интендантBulgarian

- oficial intendentePortuguese (BR)

- ubytovací důstojníkCzech

- der QuartiermeisterGerman

- kvartermesterDanish

- οικονόμος, επιμελητής (στο στρατό)Greek

- oficial de intendenciaSpanish

- varustusülemEstonian

- سر رشته دارFarsi

- huoltopäällikköFinnish

- intendant militaireFrench

- אַפסָנַאיHebrew

- क्वार्टर मास्टर, फौजी अफसर जो आवास व रसद की व्यवस्था करता हैHindi

- podčasnik za logistikuCroatian

- szállásmesterHungarian

- perwira intendansIndonesian

- ráðsmaðurIcelandic

- furiere, maresciallo d'alloggioItalian

- 補給係将校Japanese

- 보급계 장교Korean

- kvartirmeisterisLithuanian

- kvartīrmeistarsLatvian

- kuartermasterMalay

- kwartiermeesterDutch

- intendanturoffiserNorwegian

- kwatermistrzPolish

- سر رشته دارPersian

- ښ ) زيرمه وال، سرشته دار، داعاشې ضابط، دبيړۍ څاروافسرPashto

- oficial intendentePortuguese

- ofiţer însărcinat cu aprovizionareaRomanian

- квартирмейстерRussian

- ubytovací dôstojníkSlovak

- intendantSlovenian

- navigacioni oficirSerbian

- kvartermästareSwedish

- ทหารที่ทำหน้าที่ดูแลเรื่องต่าง ๆThai

- levazım subayıTurkish

- 軍需官Chinese (Trad.)

- квартирмейстерUkrainian

- رجمنٹ کا اعلی منتظم افسرUrdu

- sỹ quan hậu cầnVietnamese

- 军需官Chinese (Simp.)

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