Führer

[ fy-ruhr; English fyoor-er ]

noun

, German.

1. leader.
2. der Führer [der , fy, -rer], the leader: title of Adolf Hitler.

Führer

/ ˈfyːrər; ˈfjʊərə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Führer¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Word History and Origins

Origin of Führer¹

German, from führen to lead

Example Sentences

If you were emotionalized, you saw him clearly as the Fuhrer, but anyone who was reasonable and logical was seen as the enemy.

From The Daily Beast

The director of the Gestapo answered only to Heinrich Himmler, and Himmler, only to the Fuhrer himself.

From The Daily Beast

The Fuhrer claimed in his will that he was a man of modest means—but he was amassing billions in property, art, and cash.

From The Daily Beast

The Fuhrer may have fallen but his ideology persists in this redoubt of Nazism, untroubled by a sympathetic Argentine regime.

From The Daily Beast

Lieut. Wilhelm Winter says at the outset that he is fighting for the Fatherland, but by 1941 he is fighting for the Fuhrer.

From The Daily Beast

The result was a sense of betrayal and backstabbing exploited by the corporal-Fuhrer Hitler.

From Project Gutenberg