little Hitler

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Etymology [edit]

From German dictator Adolf Hitler (1889-1945).

Noun [edit]

little Hitler (plural little Hitlers)

  1. (derogatory) An unnecessarily or pretentiously dictatorial person; a person who emulates the behavior of Hitler.
    • 1957 April 1, "Three Ways," Time:
      Editorial writers were saying last week that Egypt's Nasser was getting too big for his boots. . . . The tabloid New York Daily News asked: "What has this little Hitler ever done to make himself noteworthy?"
    • 1990 Aug. 23, Matthew L. Wald, "Price of Oil Jumps by 9% in One Day," New York Times (retrieved 24 Nov 2011)
      Bradford H. Hughes, a futures broker, said that the message the market got from that remark was that "Saddam Hussein can't be another little Hitler; he's going to have to be taken out early."
    • 2003, Laurie Graham, The Great Husband Hunt, ISBN 9780446691321, online edition:
      The town hall is full of little Hitlers.

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Translations [edit]

dictatorial person
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