# brigadier
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ/
* Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)

### Noun

brigadier (plural brigadiers)
* (military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
* (military, UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.
* Ellipsis of brigadier general.
* (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

#### Derived terms

* brigadier general
* brigadiership
* subbrigadier

#### Translations
### See also

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

### References

* John A. Simpson and Edmund 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: /ˈbri.ɣaːˈdiːr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bri‧ga‧dier
* Rhymes: -iːr

### Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadiers)
* constable (police officer of some seniority)
* (historical) brigadier, corporal, or a colonel in charge of a brigade

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: brigadir
* → Papiamentu: brigadir
* → Sranan Tongo: brigadiri

## French
### Etymology

From brigade +‎ -ier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bʁi.ɡa.dje/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadiers, feminine brigadière)
* brigadier (military)
* crossing guard
** 2023 February 1 (last accessed), Careers - Jobs - Ottawa Safety Council‎:Être BrigadierBecome a Crossing Guard

#### Derived terms

* bricard
* brigadier-chef
* brigadier-général
* brigadier scolaire
* sous-brigadier

#### Descendants

* → Dutch: brigadier
** → Indonesian: brigadir
** → Papiamentu: brigadir
** → Sranan Tongo: brigadiri
* → English: brigadier
* → Romanian: brigadier
* → Spanish: brigadier

### Further reading

* “brigadier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French brigadier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bri.ɡa.diˈer/

### Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadieri, feminine equivalent brigadieră)
* brigadier (military)
* forester (forestry)
    Synonyms: brigadier silvic, brigadier forestier
* (dated) brigadier general
    Synonym: general de brigadă

#### Related terms

* brigadă

### References

* brigadier in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɾiɡaˈdjeɾ/ [bɾi.ɣ̞aˈð̞jeɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: bri‧ga‧dier

### Noun

brigadier m (plural brigadieres or brigadiers)
* brigadier

### Further reading

* “brigadier”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10