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English

Etymology

brigade +? -er

Noun

brigader (plural brigaders)

1. A member of a brigade

Anagrams

• abridger

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

brigader m (definite singular brigaderen, indefinite plural brigaderer, definite plural brigaderene)

1. (military) a brigadier

brigader m pl

1. indefinite plural of brigade

References

• “brigader” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

brigader m (definite singular brigaderen, indefinite plural brigaderar, definite plural brigaderane)

1. (military) a brigadier

References

• “brigader” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Noun

brigader

1. indefinite plural of brigad

Anagrams

• bidrager

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(?)

Noun

brigadier (plural brigadiers)

1. (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
2. (military, Britain) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.
3. (historical) The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.
   • 1952, The Soviet Bloc as Reported by Former Nationals Interview Report

     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.

Synonyms

• brigadier general
• senior colonel

Coordinate terms

• commodore

Translations

See also

• commodore admiral
• rear admiral (lower half)
• senior captain
• fleet captain

References

• John A. Simpson and Edward S. C. Weiner, editors (1989) , “brigadier”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, ?ISBN

Further reading

• brigadier on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• air bridge, airbridge

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigadier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bri.?a??di?r/
• Hyphenation: bri?ga?dier
• Rhymes: -i?r

Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadiers)

1. constable (police officer of some seniority)
2. (historical) brigadier, corporal, or a colonel in charge of a brigade

Descendants

• ? Indonesian: brigadir

French

Etymology

brigade +? -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b?i.?a.dje/

Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadiers, feminine brigadière)

1. brigadier (military)

Derived terms

• bricard
• brigadier-chef
• brigadier-général
• brigadier scolaire
• sous-brigadier

Descendants

• ? Dutch: brigadier
  • ? Indonesian: brigadir
• ? English: brigadier
• ? Romanian: brigadier
• ? Spanish: brigadier

Further reading

• “brigadier” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French brigadier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri.?a.di?er/

Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadieri, feminine equivalent brigadier?)

1. brigadier (military)
2. forester (forestry)
3. (dated) brigadier general

Declension

Synonyms

• (forester): brigadier silvic, brigadier forestier
• (brigadier general): general de brigad?

Related terms

• brigad?

References

• brigadier in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadieres)

1. brigadier