brigadier

The definition of a brigadier is a British army officer who ranks below a major general and above a colonel.

(noun)

An example of a brigadier is an army leader who brings a group of soldiers into a battle.

See brigadier in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: Fr < brigade

See brigadier in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A brigadier general.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from brigade, brigade; see brigade

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