quar‧ter‧mas‧ter /ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə $ ˈkwɔːrtərˌmæstər/ noun [countable]

1. a military officer in charge of providing food, uniforms etc

2. a ship’s officer in charge of signals and guiding the ship on the right course

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