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Meaning of Brigadier | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
bɹɪɡəˈdɪɚ

Definitions

  1. An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
  2. A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade O7.
    UK
  3. Ellipsis of brigadier general.
  4. The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.

Equivalents

Afrikaans brigadier
العربية عميد
Ελληνικά ταξίαρχος
Español brigadier
Magyar brigadéros
Bahasa Indonesia brigadir
日本語 准将
Қазақша бригадир
Македонски бригадир
Bahasa Melayu brigedier
Nederlands brigadegeneraal
Polski brygadier
Português brigadeiro
Українська бригадир

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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