Hitler

[hit-ler]

noun

Ad·olf

[ad-olf, ey-dolf; German ah-dawlf] /ˈæd ɒlf, ˈeɪ dɒlf; German ˈɑ dɔlf/, Adolf Schicklgruberder Führer, 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.

Related formspro-Hit·ler, adjective

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Related Words for hitler

fascist, tyrant, despot, oppressor, autocrat, dictator, bully, tycoon, commander, chief, boss, leader, totalitarian, overlord, authoritarian, caesar, inquisitor, martinet, Stalin, absolutist

Examples from the Web for hitler

Contemporary Examples of hitler

His harrowing escape from Vienna when Hitler took Austria in March 1938 is dramatically chronicled in his memoirs.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler
John Henry Crosby
December 26, 2014
The risk to his life was great enough that he had to flee Munich when Hitler attempted to seize power in November 1923.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler
John Henry Crosby
December 26, 2014
When Hitler became chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933, Hildebrand was confronted with a choice: Would he remain in Nazi Germany?
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler
John Henry Crosby
December 26, 2014
By the end of February, as Hitler consolidated his power, his decision was made: He would not—indeed, could not—remain.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler
John Henry Crosby
December 26, 2014
Nazi t-shirts are also very popular in Thailand, which is one step away from staging a revival of Springtime For Hitler.
Hitler is Huge in Thailand: Chicken Joints, T-Shirts, and A Govt.-Issued Propaganda Video
Marlow Stern
December 10, 2014

Historical Examples of hitler

Flipping a picture of Hitler aside, he exposed the microphone in the wall.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin
Al Avery
He walked to the picture of Hitler and connected the microphone again.
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin
Al Avery
He scowled at the guards outside his door and shouted, "Heil Hitler!"
A Yankee Flier Over Berlin
Al Avery
"And Hitler took one of those Subterro dames as a mate, huh," I says.
Operation Earthworm
Joe Archibald
"We will perform an autopsy," Hitler's grandson says, and turns to another beetlehead.
Operation Earthworm
Joe Archibald

British Dictionary definitions for hitler

Hitler

noun

Adolf. (ˈaːdɔlf). Grandmother's maiden name and father's original surname Schicklgrüber . 1889–1945, German dictator, born in Austria. After becoming president of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi party), he attempted to overthrow the government of Bavaria (1923). While in prison he wrote Mein Kampf, expressing his philosophy of the superiority of the Aryan race and the inferiority of the Jews. He was appointed chancellor of Germany (1933), transforming it from a democratic republic into the totalitarian Third Reich, of which he became Führer in 1934. He established concentration camps to exterminate the Jews, rearmed the Rhineland (1936), annexed Austria (1938) and Czechoslovakia, and invaded Poland (1939), which precipitated World War II. He committed suicide

a person who displays dictatorial characteristics

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Word Origin and History for hitler

Hitler

used figuratively for "a dictator" from 1934.