quar ‧ ter ‧ mas ‧ ter /ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə $ ˈkwɔːrtərˌmæstər/ BrE AmE 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
quar ‧ ter ‧ mas ‧ ter /ˈkwɔːtəˌmɑːstə $ ˈkwɔːrtərˌmæstər/ BrE AmE 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
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012