brigadier en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.
Meanings
- An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
- (UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade OF-7.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of brigadier general.
alt of brigadier general
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(historical) The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.
The supervisory staff of the farm did their work well, according to the source. All the brigadiers were old, experienced workers who knew their business.
1952, The Soviet Bloc as Reported by Former Nationals Interview Report:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brigadiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
brigadier general · brigadiership · subbrigadier
Descendants
brigedier · brigedia · brigadier
Relateds
commodore admiral · senior captain · fleet captain · rear admiral
Synonyms
senior colonel · brigadier general
Translations (38)
ms brigedier (an army rank) · mk бригадир (an army rank) · pt brigadeiro (an army rank) · es brigadier (an army rank) · mr ब्रिगेडियर (an army rank) · fr brigadier (an army rank) · ro brigadier (an army rank) · sl brigadirka (an army rank) · ru бригади́р (an army rank) · ky бригадир (an army rank) · kk бригадир (an army rank) · ca brigadier (an army rank) · it brigadiere generale (an army rank) · fi prikaatinkomentaja (an army rank) · ro brigadieră (an army rank) · fr brigadière (an army rank) · it brigadiere (an army rank) · hu dandártábornok (an army rank) · ar عميد (an army rank) · bg бригаден генерал (an army rank) · sh brigàdīrka (an army rank) · da brigadegeneral (an army rank) · ja 准将 (an army rank) · mi pirikitia (an army rank) · hu brigadéros (an army rank) · el ταξίαρχος (an army rank) · ba бригадир (an army rank) · tr tuğgeneral (an army rank) · uk бригадир (an army rank) · af brigadier (an army rank) · cmn 准將 (an army rank) · ru брига́дный генера́л (an army rank) · sh brigadir (an army rank) · fi prikaatinkenraali (an army rank) · nl brigadegeneraal (an army rank) · hi ब्रिगेडियर (an army rank) · sl brigadir (an army rank) · pl brygadier (an army rank)