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Führer

American  
[fy-ruhr, fyoor-er] / ˈfü rər, ˈfyʊər ər /
Also Fuehrer

noun

German.
  1. leader.

  2. der Führer the leader: title of Adolf Hitler.


Führer British  
/ ˈfyːrər, ˈfjʊərə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Führer

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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Germany this time is personified by a defendant: Hermann Göring, head of the Luftwaffe and second only to the Führer in the military command.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

They even changed the lyrics to Silent Night to make it a celebration of the Führer.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2023

Among its exhibits is a ballot from one of the many plebiscites held in 1930s Germany to demonstrate universal support for the Führer.

From Washington Post • Jul. 25, 2022

The pope was also worried, the book shows, that opposing the Führer would alienate millions of German Catholics.

From New York Times • May 27, 2022

As the Hitler Youth faced the twin granite grandstands, they stood at parade rest, waiting for the Führer to address them.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

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