The person in charge of a camp, responsible for overseeing operations, supplies, and personnel.
Compound of 'camp' and 'master' (from Latin 'magister'), following the pattern of other leadership titles like 'headmaster' or 'postmaster.' It emerges in English from 18th-century military and logging terminology.
The 'master' title shows how English borrowed hierarchical language from Latin—every institution needed its master, from monasteries to mining camps, and 'campmaster' fits perfectly into that medieval-rooted system.
'-master' suffix carries gendered history as authority term defaulting male. While less laden than '-man', retains implicit masculine association in traditional usage.
Use 'camp director', 'camp administrator', or 'camp leader' for gender-neutral reference to person in supervisory role.
["camp director","camp administrator","camp leader"]
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