Hitler

[ hit-ler ]

noun

1. Ad·olf [ad, -olf, ey, -dolf, ah, -dawlf], Adolf Schicklgruberder Führer, 1889–1945, Nazi dictator of Germany, born in Austria: Chancellor 1933–45; dictator 1934–45.

Hitler

/ ˈhɪtlə /

noun

1. HitlerAdolf18891945MGermanAustrianPOLITICS: dictatorPOLITICS: head of state 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

Other Words From

• an·ti-Hit·ler adjective
• pro-Hit·ler adjective

Example Sentences

By the time the “Daily Show” aired that evening, host Jon Stewart had an answer: “Uh, because you said he was Hitler.”

From Los Angeles Times

Kennedy went on to compare Trump to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, concluding that the Republican was in some ways worse.

From Salon

His charisma need not resonate with you: probably, Hitler’s and Mussolini’s would not have reached you, either.

From Salon

The show played a barrage of congressional Democrats comparing Trump to Adolf Hitler, stressing he is "a threat to Democracy" who could cause "irreversible" damage to the country.

From Salon

Hitler himself is said to have called Grant’s book, “The Passing of the Great Race,” about European racial superiority, “my bible.”

From Salon