noun
or fueh·rer also fuh·rer ˈfyu̇rə(r), ˈfir-, G ˈfu̅e̅rər
( -s )
Usage: sometimes capitalized
Etymology: German führer leader, guide, from Middle High German vüerer wagoner, bearer, from vüeren to lead, drive, bear (from Old High German fuoren to lead, set in motion) + -er -er, from Old High German -āri; akin to Old English fēran to go, Old Norse færa to bring; derivative from the root of Old English faran to go — more at fare
: one in a position of authority : leader ; especially : tyrant
an epoch of führers and generalissimos backed by … unprecedented instruments of coercion — Leland Stowe