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quartermaster

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noun/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ//ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/
  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    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/ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ//ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/
  1. 1

    To act as a quartermaster.ambitransitive

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