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führer

/ˈf(j)ʊə.ɹə//ˈfjʊɹ.ɚ/

führer is the alternative spelling of Führer.

Noun capitalized: Führer

Führer (plural Führers or Führer)

  1. (Nazism, definite, historical) Adolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany.
    • When the Führer says we is the master race
    • We "Heil!" (Bronx cheer), "Heil!" (Bronx cheer) right in the Führer's face.1942, Oliver Wallace, “Der Fuehrer's Face”
  2. (broadly) A leader, especially one exercising tyrannical power.

Forms of führer

pluralführers
pluralFührers
pluralFührer
alternative formFuehrer
alternative formfuehrer
alternative formFuhrer
alternative formfuhrer

Origin of führer

Unadapted borrowing from German Führer, modelled after Italian Duce. Doublet of farer.

Words formed from führer

Words that rhyme with führer

Questions about führer

What does führer mean?
Führer means adolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany.
What is führer the alternative spelling of?
Führer is the alternative spelling of Führer.
What part of speech is führer?
Führer is a noun.
How do you pronounce führer?
Führer is pronounced /ˈf(j)ʊə.ɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of führer?
The plural of führer is führers.

Words near führer in the dictionary

  1. Fólkvangr
  2. föhn
  3. föhns
  4. Föhr
  5. fútbol
  6. führer
  7. Führers
  8. Führership
  9. fülöppite
  10. fünfbein
  11. fünfbeins

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Adapted from Wiktionary: führer (page history and authors); Führer (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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