brigadier general

noun

A military officer who commands a brigade.

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brigadier
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Meanings

brigadier general1

nounbrigadier general (plural brigadier generals)

plural brigadier generals · alternative Brig. Gen.

  1. governmentA military officer who commands a brigade.
  2. USgovernmentA one star general.

    Synonyms: brigadier

  3. governmentA military rank between colonel and the second lowest general rank or major general, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency

Brigadier General2

nounBrigadier General (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentA military officer title.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA one star general.

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brigadier

More synonyms by meaning

nouna general officer ranking below a major general

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brigadier
Broader
general officer
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brigadier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic عميد
  • عميدan officer commanding a brigade
Bulgarian бригаден генера, генерал-майор
  • бригаден генераan officer commanding a brigade
  • генерал-майор (general-major)A one star general
Czech brigádní generál, brigádní generál
  • brigádní generálan officer commanding a brigade
  • brigádní generálA one star general
Danish brigadegeneral, brigadegeneral
  • brigadegeneralan officer commanding a brigade
  • brigadegeneralA one star general
Finnish prikaatikenraali, prikaatinkenraali
  • prikaatikenraalian officer commanding a brigade
  • prikaatinkenraalian officer commanding a brigade
  • prikaatikenraaliA one star general
  • lippueamiraaliA one star general
French brigadier-général, général de brigade
  • brigadier-généralan officer commanding a brigade
  • général de brigadeA one star general
German Brigadegeneral
  • Brigadegeneralan officer commanding a brigade
Greek ταξίαρχος
  • ταξίαρχος (taxíarchos)an officer commanding a brigade
Hungarian dandártábornok
  • dandártábornokan officer commanding a brigade
Italian brigadiere generale, comandante di brigata
  • brigadiere generalean officer commanding a brigade
  • comandante di brigataan officer commanding a brigade
Portuguese brigadeiro-general
  • brigadeiro-generalan officer commanding a brigade
Romanian general de brigadă
  • general de brigadăan officer commanding a brigade
Ukrainian бригадний генерал
  • бригадний генерал (bryhádnyj henerál)A one star general
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APA

brigadier general. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigadier%20general

MLA

“brigadier general.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigadier%20general. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brigadier general,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brigadier%20general.

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