quartermaster

An officer responsible for the food, clothing, and equipment of troops.

A petty officer responsible for the steering of a ship.

Milit, a regimental staff-officer, of the relative rank of lieutenant, whose duties are to superintend the assignment of quarters and the distribution of clothing, fuel, and other supplies, to have charge of the barracks, tents, etc., of a regiment, and to keep the regimental stores on the march: he directs the marking out of camp.

Nautical, a petty officer who has charge of the steering of the ship, the signals and soundings, and the running lights, leads, colors, log, compasses, etc., as an assistant to the navigator.

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.

A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.

in the United States a staff officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the chief officer in the quartermaster’s department; in England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer, usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army in the field.

See Sergeant.

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.

A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.