Meaning

3 senses
  1. An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.

    бригади́рbrigadír, брига́дный генера́лbrigádnyj generál

    бригадирbryhadyr

  2. (UK)A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade OF-7.

    a general officer ranking below a major general

  3. (historical)The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom is a brigadier general in the army.

  2. The brigadier performs field duties with initial hierarchical responsibilities.

  3. Tom rose to the rank of brigadier before retiring from the army.

  4. The chief brigadier supervises personnel and ensures the proper execution of public safety missions.

  5. Brigadier General Flavia Byekwaso, the army spokesperson, said those responsible for the attacks will be held to account.

    deBrigadegeneralin Flavia Byekwaso, die Sprecherin des Heeres, kündigte an, dass man die für die Angriffe Verantwortlichen zur Verantwortung ziehen werde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an army rank:
Русский
By meaning 1
an army rank:

Origin

Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.

Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.

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Forms

plural: brigadiers
Singularbrigadier
Pluralbrigadiers

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

7 related words

See also

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