quartermaster Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

WordNet

Quar"ter*mas`ter noun
Etymology
Quarter + master: cf. F. quartier-maître.
Definitions
  1. (Mil.) 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.
  2. (Naut.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master. Totten.

Webster 1913