Meanings
noungauleiter (plural gauleiters)
plural gauleiters
- historicalAn official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
- 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
Origin
- GermanGauleiter
- Englishgauleiter
Borrowed from German Gauleiter, from Gau (“administrative division”) + Leiter (“leader”).
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian гаула́йтер
- гаула́йтер (gaulájter)an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Danish gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Dutch gouwleider
- gouwleideran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
French gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
German Gauleiter
- Gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Greek γκαουλάιτερ
- γκαουλάιτερ (gkaouláiter)an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Hebrew גַאוּלַייטֶר
- גַאוּלַייטֶר (gaulayter)an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Italian gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Latvian gauleiters
- gauleitersan official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Lithuanian gauleiteris
- gauleiterisan official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Norwegian Bokmål gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Polish gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Portuguese gauleiter, Gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
- Gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Romanian gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Russian гауля́йтер, гауля́йтер
- гауля́йтер (gauljájtɛr)an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
- гауля́йтер (gauljájtɛr)an overbearing official
Spanish gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Swedish gauleiter
- gauleiteran official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
Ukrainian гауля́йтер, гауля́йтер
- гауля́йтер (hauljájter)an official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party
- гауля́йтер (hauljájter)an overbearing official
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APA
gauleiter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauleiter
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“gauleiter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauleiter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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