quartier-maître

French

Alternative forms

  • quartier-maitre (post-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From quartier +‎ maître.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʁ.tje.mɛtʁ/
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Noun

quartier-maître m (plural quartiers-maîtres)

  1. (military, nautical) quartermaster, rank equivalent to corporal.

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