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brigadier definition

briga·dier (brig′ə dir′)

noun

  1. Informal brigadier general
  2. a British military officer ranking above a colonel and below a major general

Etymology: Fr < brigade

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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