brigadier

English

Etymology

Borrowing from French.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

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

• Finnish: prikaatinkomentaja (fi), prikaatinkenraali (fi)
• French: brigadier (fr) m, brigadière (fr) f
• Greek: ταξίαρχος (el) (taxíarchos) m 

• Hungarian: dandártábornok (hu)
• Malay: brigedier (ms)
• Marathi: ब्रिगेडियर (mr) (brigeḍiyara) m
• Slovene: brigadir (sl) m, brigadirka (sl) f
• Serbo-Croatian: brigadir (sh) m, brigàdīrka (sh) 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

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French

Etymology

brigade +‎ -ier.

Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadiers; feminine brigadière, plural brigadières)

1. brigadier (military)

Derived terms

• bricard
• brigadier-chef
• brigadier-général
• brigadier scolaire
• sous-brigadier