brigadier

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade +‎ -ier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/ Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ) === Noun === brigadier (plural brigadiers) (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. (military, UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7. Ellipsis of brigadier general. (historical) The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Afrikaans: brigadier → Malay: brigedier → Swahili: brigedia ==== Translations ==== === See also === === References === John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “brigadier”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === Further reading === brigadier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === air bridge, airbridge == Afrikaans == === Etymology === Borrowed from English brigadier. === Noun === brigadier (plural brigadiers) (military, historical) Most senior field officer rank, similar usage to the English term in the United Kingdom; brigadier === References === Smaldone, Joseph P. (1997). "National Security". In Byrnes, Rita M. (ed.). South Africa: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. pp. 378. == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigadier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbri.ɣaːˈdiːr/ Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧dier Rhymes: -iːr === Noun === brigadier m (plural brigadiers, no diminutive) constable (police officer of some seniority) (historical) brigadier, corporal, or a colonel in charge of a brigade ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: brigadir → Papiamentu: brigadir → Sranan Tongo: brigadiri == French == === Etymology === From brigade +‎ -ier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bʁi.ɡa.dje/ Rhymes: -je Homophone: brigadiers === Noun === brigadier m (plural brigadiers, feminine brigadière) brigadier (military) (cavalry) Military rank equivalent to corporal crossing guard ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Dutch: brigadier→ Indonesian: brigadir→ Papiamentu: brigadir→ Sranan Tongo: brigadiri → English: brigadier → Romanian: brigadier → Spanish: brigadier === Further reading === “brigadier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French brigadier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bri.ɡa.diˈer/ === Noun === brigadier m (plural brigadieri, feminine equivalent brigadieră) brigadier (military) forester (forestry) Synonyms: brigadier silvic, brigadier forestier (dated) brigadier general Synonym: general de brigadă ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== brigadă === References === “brigadier”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾiɡaˈdjeɾ/ [bɾi.ɣ̞aˈð̞jeɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: bri‧ga‧dier === Noun === brigadier m (plural brigadieres or brigadiers) brigadier === Further reading === “brigadier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025