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quartermasterlike

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quar⋅ter⋅mas⋅ter

  [kwawr-ter-mas-ter, -mah-ster]
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–noun
1. Military. an officer charged with providing quarters, clothing, fuel, transportation, etc., for a body of troops.
2. Navy. a petty officer having charge of signals, navigating apparatus, etc.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME quarter maister. See quarter, master

Related forms:
quar⋅ter⋅mas⋅ter⋅like, adjective
quar⋅ter⋅mas⋅ter⋅ship, noun
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