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gauleiter

/ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
gauleit-er
IPA
/ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).

noun

Any overbearing or unpleasant official, especially a local official.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gauleiter, from Gau (“administrative division”) + Leiter (“leader”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

gauleiters (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gauleiter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊ(ˌ)laɪtəɹ/.
What does gauleiter mean?
An official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
Where does gauleiter come from?
It is traced to German.

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