Führer
[ fy-ruh r; English fyoo r-er ]
/ ˈfü rər; English ˈfyʊər ər /
noun German.
der Führer [der] /dɛr/, the leader: title of Adolf Hitler.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
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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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