brig|a|dier

brig|a|dier
brig|a|dier «BRIHG uh DIHR», noun.
1. a brigadier general. In the British Army, brigadier became the official term in 1928; in the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, brigadier is an informal equivalent of brigadier general.
2. a noncommissioned officer in certain European armies.
3. an officer in command of a brigade.
╂[< French brigadier < brigade brigade]

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