Main Entry: gau·lei·ter

Pronunciation: \ˈgau̇-ˌlī-tər\

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Gau party district in Nazi Germany + Leiter leader

Date: 1936

1 a : a district leader in Nazi Germany who served as a provincial governor b : a subordinate political official resembling a Nazi gauleiter in function or in autocratic manner
2 : a person with an arrogant overbearing outlook or manner