brigadier

[brig-uh-deer]

noun

1. British Military.,  a rank between colonel and major general.

2. U.S. Army Informal.,  a brigadier general.

3. History/Historical.,  a noncommissioned rank in the Napoleonic armies.

brigadier

/ ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə /

noun

1. 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. an equivalent rank in other armed forces

3. army short for brigadier general

4. history a noncommissioned rank in the armies of Napoleon I

Other Word Forms

• brigadiership noun
• underbrigadier noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brigadier¹

1670–80; < French: officer commanding a brigade; brigade, -ier ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of brigadier¹

C17: from French, from _brigade

Example Sentences

Mr. Avivi, a reservist brigadier general in the Israel Defense Forces, is founder and chairman of the Israel Defense and Security Forum.

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A large number of former and serving army officials have shared the viral video of the woman and pledged support to her fight since her father is a retired army brigadier.

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It was a cause of acute embarrassment for Berlin given that a brigadier general in the Luftwaffe appeared to allow spies into the secure call by dialling in on an insecure line.

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A rare collection of 12 medals awarded to a brigadier have fetched £100,000 at auction.

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Don Bolduc, a Haley surrogate, failed New Hampshire Senate candidate and retired brigadier general, held a news conference earlier Wednesday aimed at Trump’s criticism of Michael Haley.

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