English

Noun

brigadier ‎(plural brigadiers)

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

Synonyms

• brigadier general
• senior colonel

Coordinate terms

• commodore

Translations

See also

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

References

• J[ohn] A. Simpson and E[dward] S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ISBN 978-0-19-861186-8.

Anagrams

• airbridge, air bridge

French

Etymology

brigade +‎ -ier.

Noun

brigadier m ‎(plural brigadiers, feminine brigadière)

1. brigadier (military)

Derived terms

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French brigadier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri.ga.diˈer/

Noun

brigadier m ‎(plural brigadieri, feminine equivalent brigadieră)

1. brigadier (military)
2. forester (forestry)
3. (dated) brigadier general

Declension

Synonyms

• (forester): brigadier silvic, brigadier forestier
• (brigadier general): general de brigadă

Related terms

• brigadă

References

• brigadier in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language), 2004-2016