Definition

1. Noun:
   • Brigadier: A military rank or title for the commander of a brigade, a unit of troops. This is the primary and historical meaning.
   • Leader of a Group: In a broader, often historical or literary context, it can refer to the leader or chief of a traveling party, caravan, or organized group.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lữ trưởng chỉ huy một lữ đoàn tinh nhuệ. (The brigadier commanded an elite brigade.)
  • Vị lữ trưởng dẫn đoàn buôn vượt qua sa mạc. (The caravan leader guided the merchant group across the desert.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "lữ trưởng" is considered somewhat archaic or formal in modern Vietnamese, primarily found in historical texts, literature, or when referring to traditional military structures.

Variants and Related Words

• Lữ đoàn (n): Brigade. The military unit commanded by a lữ trưởng.

  • Lữ đoàn lính thủy đánh bộ. (The marine brigade.)

• Đoàn trưởng (n): Group leader, team leader. A more common modern term for a leader of a group or delegation.

  • Đoàn trưởng đoàn du lịch. (The tour group leader.)

Synonyms

• Brigadier: Military commander of a brigade.
• Commander: A person in authority, especially over a body of troops or a military operation.
• Caravan leader: Chief of a group traveling together.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct common idioms with "lữ trưởng", the concept relates to leadership idioms.
  • Cầm đầu: to lead, to be at the head of.

1. Brigadier