Hitler

American  

[hit-ler] / ˈhɪt lər /

noun

1. Adolf Adolf Schicklgruberder Führer, 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.

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Hitler British  

/ ˈhɪtlə /

noun

1. Adolf. (ˈaːdɔlf). Grandmother's maiden name and father's original surname Schicklgrüber . 1889–1945, German dictator, born in Austria. After becoming president of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi party), he attempted to overthrow the government of Bavaria (1923). While in prison he wrote Mein Kampf, expressing his philosophy of the superiority of the Aryan race and the inferiority of the Jews. He was appointed chancellor of Germany (1933), transforming it from a democratic republic into the totalitarian Third Reich, of which he became Führer in 1934. He established concentration camps to exterminate the Jews, rearmed the Rhineland (1936), annexed Austria (1938) and Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland (1939), which precipitated World War II. He committed suicide

2. a person who displays dictatorial characteristics

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• pro-Hitler
  adjective
• anti-Hitler
  adjective

Example Sentences

One of them, Corinna, 60, said she learnt that her father had joined the Nazis in 1935 -- two years after Hitler seized power.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Aside from a thirst for world domination, Hitler could explain his attacks on other Europeans in various ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Pearl Harbor put an end to all that when Hitler foolishly declared war on the United States four days after the Japanese attack.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

One posted a video parody of the 2004 Downfall film, portraying Bass as Hitler.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

“And she was sent to Poland in late August 1939. To the US embassy in Warsaw. Her task was to help the embassy pack up, get the staff safely out of town before Hitler invaded.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin