Etymology

brigadier

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Today it means: An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. Full definition →

French brigadier
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  1. French · borrowed frombrigadier
  2. English todaybrigadier

Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.

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