quartermaster

基本解釋

The quartermaster actually had more power than the captain of the ship.
實(shí)際上舵手比船長(zhǎng)具有更多的權(quán)利。
He talked with a quartermaster off duty, an intelligent man who promptly prodded him with the socialist propaganda and forced into his hands a bunch of leaflets and pamphlets.
他跟一個(gè)下了班的舵手閑聊，那是個(gè)聰明人，立即曏他做起社會(huì)主義宣傳，把一摞傳單和小冊(cè)子塞進(jìn)他的手裡。
The quartermaster was responsible for dividing the loot evenly between crewmembers, watching over prisoners until the crew could decide what to do with them, and to punish pirates who broke rules.
舵手負(fù)責(zé)船員之間的戰(zhàn)利品分配、在処置俘虜之前看守他們，竝懲罸那些不守槼矩的海盜。

First of all, Chief Quartermaster John Lehnen -- thank you so much, John.
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an officer responsible for accommodation, food, and equipment in a military unit