brigadier

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbrɪgəˈdɪər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌbrɪgəˈdɪr/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(brig′ə dēr′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
brig•a•dier /ˌbrɪgəˈdɪr/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Militarya military officer of the rank between colonel and major general.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
brig•a•dier  (brig′ə dēr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Military[Brit. Mil.]a rank between colonel and major general.
  2. Military[U.S. Army Informal.]a brigadier general.
  3. Military[Hist.]a noncommissioned rank in the Napoleonic armies.
  • French: officer commanding a brigade; see brigade, -ier2
  • 1670–80
brig′a•dier′ship, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
brigadier /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə/ n
  1. an officer of the British Army or Royal Marines who holds a rank junior to a major general but senior to a colonel, usually commanding a brigade
  2. an equivalent rank in other armed forces
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from brigade
'brigadier' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air commodore - Brig. - brigade - colonel - -ier - bg. - brig - brigadier general - Brig. Gen. - Davis - general - major general - one-star

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