\Quar"ter*mas`ter\, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F.
quartier-ma[^i]tre.]
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.
{Quartermaster general} (Mil.), 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.
{Quartermaster sergeant}. See {Sergeant}.