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brigadier general

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English

Syllables
brigadier -gen-er-al
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A military officer who commands a brigade.

noun

A one star general.

American usage

noun

A military rank between colonel and the second lowest general rank or major general, having an O7 NATO rank scale equivalency

noun

A military officer title.

Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

brigadier generals (plural) Brig. Gen. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

commodore admiral rear admiral

Synonyms

brigadier

Questions

What does brigadier general mean?
A military officer who commands a brigade.

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