Hitler

American  

[hit-ler] / ˈhɪt lər /

noun

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

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Hitler British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• anti-Hitler
  adjective
• pro-Hitler
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Hitler

In Berlin in that summer of 1936, Adolf Hitler was host of the Olympic Games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

They included General Dietrich von Choltitz, the last Nazi commander in Paris, who arrived in late August 1944 after defying Hitler and surrendering the city.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The movie, described as “Ocean’s Eleven” meets “Inglourious Basterds,” is based on Operation Fortitude, an effort during World War II in which double agents set a trap for Adolf Hitler and his armies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026

Austria has opened a police station in the house where Adolf Hitler was born, in the town of Braunau am Inn.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Hitler had been a soldier in the war and had been wounded.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple