brigadier

brig·a·dier  (brg-dîr)

n.

A brigadier general.

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[French, from brigade, brigade; see brigade.]

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brigadier [ˌbrɪgəˈdɪə]

n

1. (Military) an officer of the British Army or Royal Marines who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade

2. (Military) an equivalent rank in other armed forces

3. (Military) US Army short for brigadier general

4. (Historical Terms) History a noncommissioned rank in the armies of Napoleon I

[from French, from brigade]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

brigadier - a general officer ranking below a major general brigadier general general officer - officers in the Army or Air Force or Marines above the rank of colonel

Translations

brigadier [ˌbrɪgəˈdɪəʳ]

A. N → general mf de brigada

B. CPD brigadier general N → general mf de brigada

brigadier [ˌbrɪgəˈdɪə^r] n → brigadier m général
brigadier general brigadier-general n → général m de brigade

brigadier

n (Brit) → Brigadegeneral m

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brigadier (general)

n (Brit Hist, US) → Brigadegeneral m

brigadier [ˌbrɪgəˈdɪəʳ] n → generale m di brigata