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

Derived Forms

• anti-Hitler
  adjective
• pro-Hitler
  adjective

Example Sentences

"If someone joined in the 1920s or early 1930s, before Hitler came to power, it tends to indicate a conviction, that they really wanted to actively fight for the cause," said Spohr.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s like saying “Well, you know, Hitler was a vegetarian.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Pearl Harbor put an end to all that when Hitler foolishly declared war on the United States four days after the Japanese attack.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

John Paul II understood communism and lived under it, while Pope Benedict XVI was forced as a teen to join the Hitler Youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

I see Hitler with that toothbrush mustache, hair flopping in his eyes, ranting and raving.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin