brigadier

noun4

1. •
   An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.
2. •
   (UK) A field officer of the highest grade, below general officers, NATO grade OF-7.
3. •
   Ellipsis of brigadier general.
4. •
   (historical) The head of a workforce in the Soviet Union.

   • 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. — 1952