brigadier
NounSynonyms:
brigadier general
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- a general officer ranking below a major generalSynonyms: brigadier general
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Brigadier general \Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al\ [F. brigadier, fr. brigade.] (Mil.) An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a shortening of his title, simple a brigadier. [1913 Webster]