quartermaster

noun

quar·​ter·​mas·​ter ˈkwȯ(r)-tər-ˌma-stər 

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

Examples of quartermaster in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rick Rice, the VFW quartermaster, smirked and climbed a narrow hall of stairs into a large storage attic. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Brent became our quartermaster. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 16 June 2026

The quartermaster had cleared the debris left over from the D-Day invasion less than two weeks earlier. — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 4 June 2026

The unit is a part of the Corps of Cadets at the university and features cavalry, artillery and quartermaster elements, according to a history of the group. — Sondra Hernandez, Houston Chronicle, 12 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for quartermaster

• burgomaster
• choirmaster
• stationmaster
• aster
• blaster
• caster
• castor
• faster
• gaster
• laster
• master
• paster

Kids Definition

quartermaster

noun

quar·​ter·​mas·​ter ˈkwȯ(r)t-ər-ˌmas-tər 

: an army officer who provides clothing and supplies for troops