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Führer

[ fy-ruh r; English fyoo r-er ]

/ ˈfü rər; English ˈfyʊər ər /

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noun German.

leader.

der Führer [der] /dɛr/, the leader: title of Adolf Hitler.

Also Fuehrer.

Origin of Führer

First recorded in 1930–35

Example sentences from the Web for fuhrer

If you were emotionalized, you saw him clearly as the Fuhrer, but anyone who was reasonable and logical was seen as the enemy.

The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio |Caitlin Dickson |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The director of the Gestapo answered only to Heinrich Himmler, and Himmler, only to the Fuhrer himself.

The Gestapo Still Sets the Bar for Evil |James A. Warren |July 13, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Fuhrer claimed in his will that he was a man of modest means—but he was amassing billions in property, art, and cash.

Adolf Hitler: Secret Billionaire |Nico Hines |June 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The Fuhrer may have fallen but his ideology persists in this redoubt of Nazism, untroubled by a sympathetic Argentine regime.

Holocaust Horrors Haunt the Films ‘Ida’ And ‘The German Doctor’ |Jack Schwartz |May 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Lieut. Wilhelm Winter says at the outset that he is fighting for the Fatherland, but by 1941 he is fighting for the Fuhrer.

‘Generation War’ Lets World War II Germans Off Too Easily |Jack Schwartz |January 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for fuhrer

Führer

Fuehrer

/ German (ˈfyːrər, English ˈfjʊərə) /

noun

a leader: applied esp to Adolf Hitler (der Führer) while he was Chancellor

Word Origin for Führer

German, from führen to lead