# quartermaster

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/ · frequency rank #27,611

## Definitions
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. 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. 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.

## Etymology
From Middle English quartermayster, quartermaistre, equivalent to quarter + master. Perhaps reinforced by and merged with Dutch kwartiermeester, kwartier-meester. Compare German Quartiermeister, French quartier-maître.

## Common misspellings (20)
`qaurtermaster`, `qquartermaster`, `quaretrmaster`, `quarrtermaster`, `quartemraster`, `quarteramster`, `quartermasetr`, `quartermasster`, `quartermasterr`, `quartermastre`, `quartermastter`, `quartermatser`, `quartermmaster`, `quartermsater`, `quarterrmaster`, `quartremaster`, `quarttermaster`, `quatrermaster`, `quratermaster`, `uqartermaster`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/quartermaster