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

So when Reynold Hoover talks about his new role as chief executive for LA28, the private group responsible for staging the Games and the ensuing Paralympics, he often refers to his stint as a brigadier general in the Afghanistan war.

From Los Angeles Times

The deputy commander of the IDF’s Northern Command, Brigadier General Alon Friedman, accused Hezbollah of directly targeting the 8,000 civilians living in Katzrin.

From BBC

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.

From BBC

Zo, who died aged 99 in January 2009, became only the second woman to attain the status of brigadier general in the Polish Army, a rank conferred upon her in the years after communist government fell.

From BBC

But since he was elected in 2016, Mr. Bacon, a former brigadier general in the Air Force, carved out a niche for himself as one of the only Republicans who could hold the Omaha-based swing seat.

From New York Times