Meanings
führer1
Führer2
nounFührer (plural Führers or Führer)
plural Führers · alternative Fuehrer · alternative fuehrer · alternative Fuhrer · alternative fuhrer
- NazismdefinitehistoricalAdolf 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” - broadlyA leader, especially one exercising tyrannical power.
Origin
- GermanFührer
- EnglishFührer
Unadapted borrowing from German Führer, modelled after Italian Duce. Doublet of farer.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دَلِيل, فِيرَر
- دَلِيل (dalīl)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- فِيرَر (fīrar)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- فُورَر (fūrar)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- دَلِيل (dalīl)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
- فِيرَر (fīrar)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Bengali ফিউরার
- ফিউরার (fiurar)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
Bulgarian фю́рер
- фю́рер (fjúrer)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Chinese Mandarin 元首, head of state) 元首
- 元首 (yuánshǒu)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- head of state) 元首 (yuánshǒu)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
- 領袖 /领袖 (lǐngxiù)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
- 领袖 (lǐngxiù)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
- 富勒爾 /富勒尔 (Fùlēi'ěr)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Danish Føreren
- FørerenAdolf Hitler when chancellor
Estonian füürer, füürer
- füürerAdolf Hitler when chancellor
- füürerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
French Führer, Führer
- FührerAdolf Hitler when chancellor
- Führerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
- führerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
German Führer
- FührerAdolf Hitler when chancellor
Greek Φύρερ, Φύρερ
- Φύρερ (Fýrer)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- Φύρερ (Fýrer)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Hebrew פִיהְרֶר
- פִיהְרֶר (firer)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Hindi फ़ूरर
- फ़ूरर (fūrar)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Japanese president) 総統, フューレル
- president) 総統 (sōtō)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- フューレル (fyūreru)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- フューレル (fyūreru)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Korean 총통, 퓌러
- 총통 (chongtong)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- 퓌러 (pwireo)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- 퓌러 (pwireo)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Norwegian Bokmål fører, führer
- førerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
- führerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Persian پیشوا, پیشوا
- پیشوا (pišvâ)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- پیشوا (pišvâ)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Portuguese führer, führer
- führerAdolf Hitler when chancellor
- führerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Russian фю́рер, фю́рер
- фю́рер (fjúrɛr)Adolf Hitler when chancellor
- фю́рер (fjúrɛr)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Swedish Führern, führer
- FührernAdolf Hitler when chancellor
- führerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Thai ฟือเรอร์
- ฟือเรอร์ (fʉʉ-rəə)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Turkish führer, führer
- führerAdolf Hitler when chancellor
- führerleader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Ukrainian фю́рер
- фю́рер (fjúrer)leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
Vietnamese Quốc trưởng, Phuy-rờ
- Quốc trưởngAdolf Hitler when chancellor
- Phuy-rờAdolf Hitler when chancellor
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with führer
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APA
führer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/f%C3%BChrer
MLA
“führer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/f%C3%BChrer. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “führer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/f%C3%BChrer.
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