quartermaster

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• General-American: /ˈk(w)ɔɹtɚˌmæstɚ/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkwɔːtɚˌmɑːstə/
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• CMU ARPABET: K W AO1 R T ER0 M AE2 S T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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.

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: intendent — officer responsible for supplies
• Czech: proviantní důstojník — officer responsible for supplies
• Danish: kvartermester — officer responsible for supplies
• Finnish: majoitusmestari — officer responsible for supplies
• French: quartier-maître — officer responsible for supplies
• Georgian: კვარტერმაისტერი (ḳvarṭermaisṭeri) — officer responsible for supplies
• Georgian: ზემდეგი-მესაჭე (zemdegi-mesač̣e) — officer responsible for supplies
• German: Quartiermeister — officer responsible for supplies
• German: Steuermannsmaat — officer responsible for supplies
• Hebrew: אפסנאי (afsenai) — officer responsible for supplies
• Hebrew: מַלָּח בָּכִיר (malakh bakhir) — officer responsible for supplies
• Hebrew: הַגַּאי (hagay) — officer responsible for supplies
• Ido: furiero — officer responsible for supplies
• Ido: quartermastro — officer responsible for supplies
• Irish: ceathrúmháistir — officer responsible for supplies
• Korean: 병참장교 (byeongchamjanggyo) — officer responsible for supplies
• Macedonian: интендант (intendant) — officer responsible for supplies
• Manx: mainshtyr kerroo — officer responsible for supplies
• Norman: quartchi-maître — officer responsible for supplies
• Polish: kwatermistrz — officer responsible for supplies
• Portuguese: quartel-mestre — officer responsible for supplies
• Portuguese: furriel — officer responsible for supplies
• Russian: квартирме́йстер (kvartirméjster) — officer responsible for supplies
• Russian: интенда́нт (intendánt) — officer responsible for supplies
• Russian: старшина́-рулево́й (staršiná-rulevój) — officer responsible for supplies
• Swedish: kvartermästare — officer responsible for supplies
• Ottoman Turkish: قوناقجی (konakcı) — officer responsible for supplies