führer

noun

füh·​rer ˈfyu̇r-ər  ˈfir- 

variants or fuehrer

: leader sense 2

especially : tyrant

Synonyms

• dictator
• tyrant

Examples of führer in a Sentence

a nation that has suffered under the yoke of one führer after another, never knowing the freedoms of a democracy

Word History

Etymology

German (der) Führer, literally, the leader (title assumed by Adolf Hitler), from Middle High German vüerer, from vüeren to lead, bear, from Old High German fuoren to lead; akin to Old English faran to go — more at fare

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above