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master-at-arms en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (Navy, UK) A warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship.
    • Episode 12, The Cyclops Then he was telling us the master at arms comes along with a long cane and he draws out and he flogs the bloody backside off of the poor lad till he yells meila murder.
  2. (UK, qualifier:Army) A commissioned officer responsible for overseeing all fitness training in subordinate units.
  3. (Navy, US) A petty officer responsible for law enforcement, antiterrorism, force protection, and expeditionary warfare.
  4. An officer in a fraternal or similar organization charged with maintaining order.

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Translations (4)

he נַגָד מִשְׁמַעַת (a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship) · pl starszy mat (a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship) · ru гла́вный старшина́ корабельный полиции (a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship) · he רַב נַשָׁק (a warrant officer or chief petty officer responsible for discipline aboard a naval ship)