brigadier

English

Noun

brigadier (plural brigadiers)

1. (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
2. (military, UK) the highest field officer grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7

Synonyms

• brigadier general
• senior colonel

Coordinate terms

• commodore

Translations

an army rank

Croatian: brigadir (hr) m., brigàdīrka (hr) f. Finnish: prikaatinkomentaja (fi), prikaatinkenraali (fi) Greek: ταξίαρχος (el) (taxíarchos) m.

Hungarian: dandártábornok (hu) Slovene: brigadir (sl) m., brigadirka (sl) f.

See also

• commodore admiral
• rear admiral (lower half)
• senior captain
• fleet captain

External links

• Brigadier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• OED2

Anagrams

• airbridge, air bridge