"brigadier" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/ Forms: brigadiers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʷreh₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|brigadier}} French brigadier, {{suffix|en|brigade|ier}} brigade + -ier Head templates: {{en-noun}} brigadier (plural brigadiers)
  1. (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. Categories (topical): Military Translations (an army rank): бригадир (brigadir) (Bashkir), brigadier [masculine] (Catalan), 准將 (zhǔnjiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), brigadegeneral [common-gender] (Danish), brigadegeneraal [masculine] (Dutch), prikaatinkomentaja (Finnish), prikaatinkenraali (Finnish), brigadier [masculine] (French), brigadière [feminine] (French), ταξίαρχος (taxíarchos) [masculine] (Greek), ब्रिगेडियर (brigeḍiyar) [masculine] (Hindi), dandártábornok (Hungarian), brigadiere [masculine] (Italian), brigadiere generale [masculine] (Italian), 准将 (junshō) (alt: じゅんしょう) (Japanese), бригадир (brigadir) (Kazakh), бригадир (brigadir) (Kyrgyz), бригадир (brigadir) [masculine] (Macedonian), brigedier (Malay), pirikitia (Maori), ब्रिगेडियर (brigeḍiyar) [masculine] (Marathi), brygadier [masculine] (Polish), brigadeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), brigadier [masculine] (Romanian), brigadieră [feminine] (Romanian), бригади́р (brigadír) [masculine] (Russian), брига́дный генера́л (brigádnyj generál) (note: "brigadier general") [US, masculine] [army, military, war, government, politics] (Russian), brigadir [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), brigàdīrka [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), brigadir [masculine] (Slovene), brigadirka [feminine] (Slovene), brigadier [masculine] (Spanish), бригадир (bryhadyr) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-brigadier-en-noun-LKP0Ch7o Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'an army rank': 93 3 2 1
  2. (military, UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Military, Military ranks
    Sense id: en-brigadier-en-noun-7JGVO~p0 Disambiguation of Military ranks: 20 40 30 10 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ier, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 78 10 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ier: 12 57 28 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 6 87 5 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 9 49 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 47 19 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 6 53 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 12 77 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 51 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 76 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 13 69 13 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 7 55 12 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 9 47 24 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 78 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 78 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 8 44 21 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 8 45 18 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 9 48 23 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 8 47 22 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 8 72 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 9 49 20 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 8 59 11 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 10 50 20 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 44 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 50 20 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 65 7 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 8 47 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 8 46 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 79 9 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 8 45 18 29 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  3. Ellipsis of brigadier general. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: brigadier general Categories (topical): Leaders, People
    Sense id: en-brigadier-en-noun-PGOl5NEj Disambiguation of Leaders: 7 27 50 15 Disambiguation of People: 9 12 54 24
  4. (historical) The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-brigadier-en-noun-nIFL42KF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brigadier general, senior colonel Derived forms: brigadier general, brigadiership, subbrigadier Related terms: commodore admiral, fleet captain, rear admiral (english: lower half), senior captain Coordinate_terms: commodore

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "准将"
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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