brigadier

noun

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. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)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.”