- brig·a·dier
- /ˌbrıgəˈdiɚ/ noun, pl -diers [count]: a British army officer who is in charge of a brigade; also : the rank of a brigadier
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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… … Useful english dictionary
brig — bal·brig·gan; brig·a·dier; brig·a·dier·ship; brig·a·low; brig·and; brig·and·age; brig·an·dine; brig·and·ish; brig·and·ism; brig·an·tine; brig·et·ty; brig·ham·ite; brig·ham; brig·it·tine; brig·a·doon; brig; can·ta·brig·i·an; … English syllables
brigadier — brig·a·dier … English syllables
brigadier — brig•a•dier [[t]ˌbrɪg əˈdɪər[/t]] n. 1) mil a British military officer of the rank between colonel and major general 2) mil brigadier general • Etymology: 1670–80; < F brig a•dier′ship, n … From formal English to slang
brigadier — brig|a|dier [ˌbrıgəˈdıə US ˈdır] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: brigade; BRIGADE] a high military rank in the British Army, or the person who has this rank … Dictionary of contemporary English
brigadier — brig|a|dier [ ,brıgə dır ] noun count 1. ) an officer of high rank in the British Army 2. ) a BRIGADIER GENERAL … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brigadiership — brig·a·dier·ship … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
brigadier — general Brig a*dier gen er*al [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a {brigadier}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brigadier general — Brig a*dier gen er*al [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a {brigadier}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
