quarter-master

A form of quartermaster — 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.

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Meanings

nounquarter-master (plural quarter-masters)

plural quarter-masters

  1. archaicArchaic form of quartermaster.
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APA

quarter-master. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-master

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“quarter-master.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-master. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quarter-master,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quarter-master.

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