fuhrer/führer:
(plural: ‘fuhrers‘; also ‘fuehrer‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘fuh’ rhyme with the word “few”)
a Fuhrer (red figure), the leader inspiring his followers
(in German) a leader or guide;
a ruler who has unlimited power and misuses that power,
The Fuhrer (Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany)
Führer Hitler was Germany’s Nazi leader and instigator of World War II in which millions of people, especially the Jews, were killed mercilessly.
Young MacDonald wants to be a Fuhrer of a group of local boys and has been spending all his pocket money to get that position and title.
Adolf Hitler, though died some sixty-seven years ago, left us with his legacy, the title ‘Fuhrer’, which we unashamedly use to refer to people that show undue authority and iron-fist approach in normal day-to-day affairs.
