BRIGADIER


Meaning of BRIGADIER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbri-gə-ˈdir ]

noun

Etymology: French, from brigade

Date: 1678

1. : an officer in the British army commanding a brigade and ranking immediately below a major general

2. : brigadier general

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.