quartermaster general
Americannoun
plural
quartermasters general, quartermaster generalsEtymology
Origin of quartermaster general
First recorded in 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Munir became army chief in November 2022 after serving in senior positions including as quartermaster general and Corps Commander Gujranwala.
From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025
Munir is currently serving as the army's quartermaster general, in charge of supplies.
From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2022
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 • Mar. 12, 2019
General in Chief Winfield Scott urged President Abraham Lincoln to name Meigs quartermaster general, lauding the engineer’s “‘high genius’ for science, engineering, and administration.”
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2016
"You will, of course, have Hitchcock's quarters," the quartermaster general said to Stanley, as the party broke up.
From On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War by Overend, William Heysham
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