Master vs. Quartermaster — What's the Difference?

The owner or keeper of an animal

Quartermaster is a military term, the meaning of which depends on the country and service. In land armies, a quartermaster is generally a relatively senior soldier who supervises stores or barracks and distributes supplies and provisions.

The owner of a slave.

An officer responsible for the food, clothing, and equipment of troops.

One who has control over or ownership of something

A petty officer responsible for the steering of a ship.

An employer.

(military rank) 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.

The man who serves as the head of a household.

(nautical) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.

One who defeats another; a victor

To act as a quartermaster

One who acts out the role of the dominating partner in a sadomasochistic relationship.

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.

The captain of a merchant ship. Also called master mariner.

A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.

One whose teachings or doctrines are accepted by followers.

An army officer who provides clothing and subsistence for troops

Master(Christianity) Jesus.

A male teacher, schoolmaster, or tutor.

One who holds a master's degree.

An artist or performer of great and exemplary skill.

An old master.

A worker qualified to teach apprentices and carry on the craft independently.

An expert

Used formerly as a title for a man holding a naval office ranking next below a lieutenant on a warship.

Used as a title for a man who serves as the head or presiding officer of certain societies, clubs, orders, or institutions.

Master Used as a title for any of various male officers having specified duties concerning the management of the British royal household.

Master Used as a courtesy title before the given or full name of a boy not considered old enough to be addressed as Mister.

(Archaic) Used as a form of address for a man; mister.

One who is appointed to assist a court in the performance of certain legal functions, such as the taking of testimony and calculating damages in complex litigation. Also called special master.

Master A man who owns a pack of hounds or is the chief officer of a hunt.

An original, such as an original document or audio recording, from which copies can be made.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master.

Principal or predominant

Controlling all other parts of a mechanism

Highly skilled or proficient

Being an original from which copies are made.

To become very skilled in or knowledgeable about

To overcome or defeat

To produce a master copy of (an audio or video recording, for example).

Someone who has control over something or someone.

The owner of an animal or slave.

(nautical) The captain of a merchant ship; a master mariner.

(dated) The head of a household.

Someone who employs others.

An expert at something.

A tradesman who is qualified to teach apprentices.

(dated) A schoolmaster.

A skilled artist.

(dated) A man or a boy; mister. See Master.

A master's degree; a type of postgraduate degree, usually undertaken after a bachelor degree.

A person holding such a degree.

The original of a document or of a recording.

(film) The primary wide shot of a scene, into which the closeups will be edited later.

(legal) A parajudicial officer (such as a referee, an auditor, an examiner, or an assessor) specially appointed to help a court with its proceedings.

A device that is controlling other devices or is an authoritative source.

(freemasonry) A person holding an office of authority, especially the presiding officer.

(by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

(BDSM) A male dominant.

A vessel having a specified number of masts.

Masterful.

Main, principal or predominant.

Highly skilled.

Original.

(intransitive) To be a master.highly ambiguous, master in what sense?

(transitive) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

(transitive) To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

To own; to possess.

To make a master copy of.

To earn a Master's degree.

A vessel having (so many) masts; - used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; - formerly used with much more extensive application than now.

One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.

One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.

A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mĭster, except when given to boys; - sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.

The commander of a merchant vessel; - usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.

To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.

To own; to posses.

To be skillful; to excel.

An artist of consummate skill;

A person who has general authority over others

A combatant who is able to defeat rivals

Directs the work of other

Presiding officer of a school

An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

An officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship

Someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

An authority qualified to teach apprentices

Key that secures entrance everywhere

Be or become completely proficient or skilled in;

Get on top of; deal with successfully;

Have dominance or the power to defeat over;

Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of;