Quar'ter-mās'ter, n.

n. 1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for the army, 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. Quartermaster-general (Mil.), the chief officer in the quartermaster's department.—Quartermaster-sergeant. See SERGEANT.