Brigadier

Word BRIGADIER
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Definitions and meanings of "Brigadier"

What do we mean by brigadier?

A brigadier general. noun

A general officer who commands a brigade, whether of horse or foot, and ranks next below a major-general. noun

An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade. noun

The highest field officer grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7 noun

A general officer ranking below a major general noun

An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.

The highest field officer grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7

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The word "brigadier" in example sentences

The second was the brigadier from the garage with a list of the cars assigned to the drivers. ❋ Unknown (1920)

Well, and afterwards, up to her death, indeed, he lived with her, and they do say she led him a pretty dance — the brigadier, that is; sent him on foot from Moscow into the country — by God, she did — to get her rents in, I suppose. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The brigadier was a regular soldier and nothing but a soldier from head to foot, in thought, in manner and in his decisive phrases. ❋ Frederick Palmer (1915)

The brigadier was a thick-set, soldierly looking man, fit as a fiddle in spite of the grey hairs which mingled with his brown moustache, and his eyes lit up as he saw his two sons still safe and well. ❋ D. H. Parry (1915)

The brigadier is a capital fellow; and though he does keep us hard at work, at any rate he works hard himself, and does not send us galloping about with all sorts of trivial messages that might as well be unsent. ❋ Unknown (1867)

Well, and afterwards, up to her death, indeed, he lived with her, and they do say she led him a pretty dance -- the brigadier, that is; sent him on foot from Moscow into the country -- by ❋ Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1850)

And Judge Harbottle, in what was then called a brigadier-wig, with his red roquelaure on, helped the glowing effect of the darkened chamber, which looked red all over like a room on fire. ❋ Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1843)

Protests: Both Conservatives and Liberals Are Right … Just Looking at Different Sides of the Same Coin brigadier gerard - 10/9/11 10:34pm While attention is being focused on the upcoming G20 meeting as the place where a definitive solution must be advanced, it is increasingly clear there are no longer any "economic" measures available. ❋ Bluegal Aka Fran (2011)

The presence of McDonald - the so-called brigadier of the South Belfast wing of the loyalist paramilitary group - and other loyalist leaders is considered to be a significant step in building relations with republican and nationalist communities. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Nel, was reported to be a "brigadier" in the military structure of the AWB while Harmse was also named as member of the organisation in the charge sheet. ❋ Unknown (1998)

Merwe, a "brigadier" in the armed wing of the AWB, the organisation's secretary-general Nico Prinsloo, and another accused, Johannes Smit, had planned seven blasts. ❋ Unknown (1994)

His was the brigade that went "through," and he was the kind of brigadier who would send a brigade "through." ❋ Frederick Palmer (1915)

“Why,” rejoined the President, “I can make a 'brigadier' any day; but those horses cost the government a hundred and twenty-five dollars a head!” ❋ Browne, Francis F (1913)

A juvenile "brigadier" from New York, with a small detachment of cavalry, having imprudently gone within the rebel lines near Fairfax ❋ Unknown (1878)

"Why," rejoined the President, "I can make a 'brigadier' any day; but those horses cost the government a hundred and twenty-five dollars a head!" ❋ Unknown (1878)

The "brigadier" remained in St. Louis until late in August, when he was ordered to collect his force at Fort Adams, now Vicksburg, and in ❋ William Henry Venable (1878)

This 'brigadier's' attire was almost worse than the deacon's. ❋ Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1850)

South Belfast 'brigadier' Jackie said cancer-ravaged Higgins deserved the award because he was an Ulster sports icon as important as George Best. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"It might be tradition and it might be culture but why would you?" the UDA 'brigadier' told the Belfast Telegraph in an interview yesterday. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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