brigadier general Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a general officer ranking below a major general
    brigadier.

WordNet

Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al
Etymology
F. brigadier, fr. brigade.
Definitions
  1. (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.

Webster 1913