Führer
Americannoun
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
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
And then there was der Führer himself, Adolf Hitler, the subject of a fascination that, over the decades, proved bottomless and more than slightly disturbing.
From Salon ● May 9, 2020
“The Führer is a talented watercolorist. He applied to art school”—Dr. Lange had lowered his voice—“but the school did not accept him. Oh, how they will regret it.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
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