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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of brigadier1

1670–80; < French: officer commanding a brigade; brigade, -ier 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of brigadier1

C17: from French, from brigade
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Example Sentences

I glared at the toilet, glinting like a smug brigadier in the twilight.

Fifteen were reportedly wounded in the incident, including a German brigadier general.

Longtime Quds Force chief Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani is reportedly in Baghdad, which indicates the severity of the crisis.

Eleven out of 23 governors wear uniforms as well and even the president of the national airline, Conviasa, is a brigadier general.

Shortly after the wedding, Pershing was promoted to brigadier-general, overstepping 835 more senior officers.

Army spokesman Yoav Mordechai, a brigadier general, said the operation was not limited in time.

When this last shred of hope was gone, the Brigadier reluctantly gave the order to retreat.

The stout brigadier grunted an assent and rolled monumentally down the Avenue.

And yet they tell me he was a pleasant enough fellow in the Mess, this Brigadier, and liked good cooking.

Colonel Campbell was promoted to a Brigadier-General as a direct result of this battle.

And later, when he went in to report to Garces, the brigadier commanding the Division, he took the message with him.

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