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quartermaster

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. quartermaster (noun)
  2. quartermaster general (noun)

quar·ter·mas·ter

noun \ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-ˌmas-tər\

Definition of QUARTERMASTER

1
: a petty officer who attends to a ship's helm, binnacle, and signals
2
: an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for a body of troops
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First Known Use of QUARTERMASTER

15th century

Rhymes with QUARTERMASTER

alabaster, burgomaster, cellar master, China aster, concertmaster, criticaster, ghetto blaster, harbormaster, mustard plaster, oleaster, overmaster, poetaster, stationmaster, telecaster, wagon master, weathercaster, Zoroaster

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