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Führer

[ fy-ruhr; English fyoor-er ]
/ ˈfü rər; English ˈfyʊər ər /
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noun German.
der Führer [der fy-rer], /ˌdɛr ˈfü rər/, the leader: title of Adolf Hitler.
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Also Fueh·rer [fyoor-er] /ˈfyʊər ər/ .

Origin of Führer

First recorded in 1930–35

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Führer

Fuehrer

/ German (ˈfyːrər, English ˈfjʊərə) /

noun
a leader: applied esp to Adolf Hitler (der Führer) while he was Chancellor

Word Origin for Führer

German, from führen to lead
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