From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbrigadierbrig‧a‧dier /ˌbrɪɡəˈdɪə◂ $ -ˈdɪr◂/ noun [countable] PMAa high military rank in the British army, or the person who has this rank
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brigadier• In November 1917 he was made a brigadier general in command of a brigade of 3,000 men.• A brigadier general has been put in charge; dozens of police commanders have been replaced by military officers.• He was promoted to lieutenant-colonel in 1930 and brigadier in 1933, and he was knighted in 1937.• Its transformation since then has been led by Rafi Harlev, a retired air-force brigadier.• His father is a faceless figure: a retired brigadier, reserved and taciturn.• He's a retired brigadier and one of Ivor's rivals where Stuart coins are concerned.• The brigadier tried to stem the flow with a tourniquet.Origin brigadier (1600-1700) French brigade; → BRIGADE 