gauleiter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/
Etymology
Borrowed from German Gauleiter, from Gau (“administrative division”) + Leiter (“leader”).
Meanings
- (historical) An official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
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Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official.
Five minutes later, Martland and his gauleiters canter in and whisk poor Hockbottle off to the Cottage Hospital of evil fame.
1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 30:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gauleiters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (26)
be гаўля́йтар (an overbearing official) · lv gauleiters (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · pt Gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · be гаўля́йтэр (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · de Gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · he גַאוּלַייטֶר (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · sh гаулајтер (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · bg гаула́йтер (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · nb gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · ro gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · ru гауля́йтер (an overbearing official) · be гаўля́йтар (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · da gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · it gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · nl gouwleider (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · pl gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · pt gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · lt gauleiteris (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · es gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · be гаўля́йтэр (an overbearing official) · el γκαουλάιτερ (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · sv gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · uk гауля́йтер (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · uk гауля́йтер (an overbearing official) · fr gauleiter (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party) · ru гауля́йтер (an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party)