'Brigadier general' definitions:
Definition of 'brigadier general'
(from WordNet)
noun
A general officer ranking below a major general [syn: brigadier, brigadier general]
Definition of 'Brigadier general'
From: 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]