brigadier
/bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/
brigadier noun: an army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. Also the ellipsis of brigadier general.
Noun
brigadier (plural brigadiers)
- An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
- A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade OF-7.
- The 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
Also used as
brigadier is also the ellipsis of brigadier general.
brigadier meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
brigadier in Hindi
- an army rank
- ब्रिगेडियर brigeḍiyar
brigadier in Marathi
- an army rank
- ब्रिगेडियर brigeḍiyar
brigadier in Urdu
- بریگیڈیئر, برگیڈیئر, بریگیڈیر
brigadier in Bengali
- ব্রিগেডিয়ার
More languagesFewer languages
- brigadier in Telugu
- బ్రిగేడియర్
- brigadier in Malayalam
- ബ്രിഗേഡിയർ
- brigadier in Kannada
- ಬ್ರಿಗೇಡಿಯರ್
- brigadier in Punjabi
- ਬ੍ਰਿਗੇਡੀਅਰ, ਬ੍ਰਿਗੇਡੀਏਅਰ
- brigadier in Gujarati
- બ્રિગેડિયર, બ્રિગેડીયર
- brigadier in Odia
- ବ୍ରିଗେଡିଆର୍, ବ୍ରିଗେଡିଯ଼ର, ବ୍ରିଗେଡିଯ଼ର୍
- brigadier in Nepali
- ब्रिगेडियर
- brigadier in Arabic
- عميد
- brigadier in Malay
- brigedier
Synonyms of brigadier
Forms of brigadier
| plural | brigadiers |
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Origin of brigadier
Borrowed from French brigadier. Equivalent to brigade + -ier.
Words formed from brigadier
Phrases with brigadier
Words that rhyme with brigadier
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- spear
- career
- fear
- here
- steer
- appear
- cavalier
- cheer
- leer
- pioneer
- queer
- volunteer
- adhere
- beer
- chandelier
- deer
- financier
- pier
- premier
- privateer
- sheer
- veer
- vizier
- austere
- bombardier
- cashmere
- commandeer
- disappear
- endear
- grenadier
- interfere
- mere
- mountaineer
- peer
- sear
- tear
- tier
- unclear
- arrear
- bier
- blear
- cameleer
- cashier
- chiffonier
- cohere
- fakir
- farseer
- frontier
Questions about brigadier
- What does brigadier mean?
- Brigadier means an army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
- What is brigadier in Hindi?
- Brigadier in Hindi is ब्रिगेडियर (brigeḍiyar). See Brigadier meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is brigadier?
- Brigadier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce brigadier?
- Brigadier is pronounced /bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/.
- What is the plural of brigadier?
- The plural of brigadier is brigadiers.
Words near brigadier in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: brigadier (page history and authors); brigadier (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); brigadier (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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