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Brigadier

//bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
  2. 2
    a general officer ranking below a major general wordnet
  3. 3
    A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7. UK
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of brigadier general. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
  5. 5
    The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union. historical

    "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."

Etymology

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

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