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[ brig-uh-deer ] / ˌbrɪg əˈdɪər /
nounBritish Military. a rank between colonel and major general. U.S. Army Informal. a brigadier general. History/Historical. a noncommissioned rank in the Napoleonic armies. Origin of brigadier1670–80; <French: officer commanding a brigade; see brigade, -ier2 OTHER WORDS FROM brigadierbrig·a·dier·ship, nounun·der·brig·a·dier, nounWords nearby brigadierbrierroot, brierwood, Brieux, brig, brigade, brigadier, brigadier general, brigalow, brigand, brigandine, brigantine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brigadierFifteen were reportedly wounded in the incident, including a German brigadier general. Who Assassinated a U.S. General?|Eli Lake|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Eleven out of 23 governors wear uniforms as well and even the president of the national airline, Conviasa, is a brigadier general. Venezuela’s Agony: Weak President, Strong Generals, Riots and Cocaine|Marcel Ventura|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Army spokesman Yoav Mordechai, a brigadier general, said the operation was not limited in time. Israel Kills Hamas Military Head Ahmed Jabari in Air Strike|Dan Ephron|November 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST The occasion was the promotion of Tammy Smith to brigadier general in the U.S. Army. Message to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: America’s Greater Than Ever|Michael Daly|August 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Saeed was part of the plot two years later to kidnap Daniel Pearl and turned himself in to Brigadier Shah. Pakistan’s Musharraf Has Been Accused of Knowing Osama bin Laden’s Hideout|Bruce Riedel|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST Brigadier General Murray remained there with 7,300 men, at once governor and commander in chief. Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime|William Henry Atherton Citizen was the proper term now,—Citizen General Wilkinson when that magnate came to town, resplendent in his brigadier's uniform. The Crossing|Winston Churchill One was in the churchyard, and this was commanded by Brigadier Mackintosh. Bonnie Prince Charlie|G. A. Henty This 'brigadier's' attire was almost worse than the deacon's. A Desperate Character and Other Stories|Ivan Turgenev The General and Brigadier made some attempts to restore order, but they were unsuccessful. The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell
British Dictionary definitions for brigadier
nounan 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 an equivalent rank in other armed forces US army short for brigadier general history a noncommissioned rank in the armies of Napoleon I Word Origin for brigadierC17: from French, from brigade Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |