Meanings
suffix-tler (noun-forming suffix, uncountable)
- derogatoryhumoroussometimesuncountableUsed to form nicknames comparing a person to Adolf Hitler.
- derogatoryhumoroussometimesuncountableUsed to form nicknames of Adolf Hitler.
Origin
From Hitler, the surname of the German dictator Adolf Hitler.
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APA
-tler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tler
MLA
“-tler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tler. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tler,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tler.
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