Meanings
nounbrigadier (plural brigadiers)
plural brigadiers
- governmentAn army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
- UKgovernmentA field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade OF-7.
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of brigadier general.
- historicalThe head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.
The supervisory staff of the farm did their work well, according to the source. All the brigadiers were old, experienced workers who knew their business.
1952, The Soviet Bloc as Reported by Former Nationals Interview Report
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchbrigadier
- Englishbrigadier
Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans brigadier
- brigadieran army rank
Arabic عميد
- عميدan army rank
Bulgarian бригаден генерал
- бригаден генералan army rank
Catalan brigadier
- brigadieran army rank
Chinese Mandarin 准將
- 准將 (zhǔnjiàng)an army rank
Danish brigadegeneral
- brigadegeneralan army rank
Dutch brigadegeneraal
- brigadegeneraalan army rank
Finnish prikaatinkomentaja, prikaatinkenraali
- prikaatinkomentajaan army rank
- prikaatinkenraalian army rank
French brigadier, brigadière
- brigadieran army rank
- brigadièrean army rank
Greek ταξίαρχος
- ταξίαρχος (taxíarchos)an army rank
Hindi ब्रिगेडियर
- ब्रिगेडियर (brigeḍiyar)an army rank
Hungarian dandártábornok, brigadéros
- dandártábornokan army rank
- brigadérosan army rank
Italian brigadiere, brigadiere generale
- brigadierean army rank
- brigadiere generalean army rank
Japanese 准将
- 准将 (junshō)an army rank
Malay brigedier
- brigedieran army rank
Māori pirikitia
- pirikitiaan army rank
Polish brygadier
- brygadieran army rank
Portuguese brigadeiro
- brigadeiroan army rank
Romanian brigadier, brigadieră
- brigadieran army rank
- brigadierăan army rank
Russian бригади́р, брига́дный генера́л
- бригади́р (brigadír)an army rank
- брига́дный генера́л (brigádnyj generál)an army rank
Spanish brigadier
- brigadieran army rank
Turkish tuğgeneral
- tuğgeneralan army rank
Ukrainian бригадир
- бригадир (bryhadyr)an army rank
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with brigadier
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Cite this entry
APA
brigadier. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigadier
MLA
“brigadier.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigadier. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brigadier,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigadier.
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