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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
brigadier /brɪgəˈdɪə/

▶noun a rank of officer in the British army, above colonel and below major general.

– origin C17: from Fr. (see brigade, -ier).

'brigadier' also found in these Oxford entries:

Brig. - brigade major - brigadier general - colonel - -ier - major general

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