quartermaster general

noun

, Military.

, plural quartermasters general, quartermaster generals.

1. a general in command of the Quartermaster Corps.

Word History and Origins

Origin of quartermaster general¹

First recorded in 1695–1705

Example Sentences

Munir is currently serving as the army's quartermaster general, in charge of supplies.

From Reuters

An 1866 quartermaster general’s report says the cemetery “contains a number of soldiers graves, said to be not less than 75” that are “not distinguishable from citizens graves.”

From Washington Post

His mother was a homemaker, and his father, Wodehouse Richardson, served as a quartermaster general during the Boer War, co-founded the Army & Navy department store chain and was knighted by King Edward VII.

From Washington Post

John’s father, a former quartermaster general in the Boer War in South Africa, helped found the Army and Navy Store, a London-based department store chain with branches in Bombay and Calcutta.

From Seattle Times

Without his performance as quartermaster general of the U.S.

From Washington Post