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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