general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general
{i} brigadier general (U.S. Army); military rank between colonel and major general (British Military)
A brigadier is a senior officer in the British armed forces who is in charge of a brigade and has the rank above colonel and below major general. a high military rank in the British Army, or the person who has this rank (brigade; BRIGADE)
(Askeri) Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000 troops (four battalions). In some countries a brigadier general is informally designated as a one-star general
In the United States, a brigadier general is a senior officer in the armed forces who is often in charge of a brigade and has a rank above colonel and below major general. Brigadier General Gary Whipple of the Louisiana National Guard