brigadier general

noun

U.S. Army.

plural

brigadier generals 

1. an officer of the rank between colonel and major general.

brigadier general

noun

1. an officer of the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade

2. the former name for a brigadier

Word History and Origins

Origin of brigadier general¹

First recorded in 1680–90

Example Sentences

"The French nation posthumously promotes Alfred Dreyfus to the rank of brigadier general," the law reads.

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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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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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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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The retired brigadier general had said publicly that he preferred to seek dialogue with the protesters.

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