Hitler

[hit-ler]

noun

1. Adolf Adolf Schicklgruberder Führer, 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.

Hitler

/ ˈhɪtlə /

noun

1. 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

2. a person who displays dictatorial characteristics

Other Word Forms

• anti-Hitler adjective
• pro-Hitler adjective

Example Sentences

Yes, he did so with the help of Hitler and Mussolini, and his proximity to these evil men is a true blot on his record.

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Todt’s success with the autobahn earned him promotion to lead all of Hitler’s construction programs, and in 1940 he was named the Reich’s armaments minister.

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Eleven months later, after Hitler broke his vow and invaded Poland, Europe was at war.

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Most significantly, they shared a growing hatred of Hitler’s regime.

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Protesters repeatedly chanted "blood and honour", a slogan associated with the Hitler Youth, according to ABC News.

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