Standard Lemma guide

Führer

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈf(j)ʊə.ɹə/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈfjʊɹ.ɚ/
  • General-American: /ˈfɪɹ.ɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʊəɹə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -ɪɹə(ɹ)
  • homophone: furor
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Adolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Nazism, definite, historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A leader, especially one exercising tyrannical power.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative spelling of Führer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دَلِيل (dalīl) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Arabic: فِيرَر (fīrar) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Armenian: ֆյուրեր (fyurer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Belarusian: фю́рар (fjúrar) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Belarusian: фю́рэр (fjúrer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Bulgarian: фю́рер (fjúrer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Chinese Mandarin: head of state) 元首 (yuánshǒu) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 領袖 /领袖 (lǐngxiù) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 领袖 (lǐngxiù) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Chinese Mandarin: 富勒爾 /富勒尔 (Fùlēi'ěr) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Estonian: füürer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • French: Führer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • French: führer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Georgian: ფიურერი (piureri) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Greek: Φύρερ (Fýrer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Hebrew: פִיהְרֶר (firer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Hindi: फ़ूरर (fūrar) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Japanese: フューレル (fyūreru) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Korean: 퓌러 (pwireo) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Macedonian: фирер (firer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Marathi: फ्यूरर (phyūrar) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fører — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Norwegian Bokmål: führer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Persian: پیشوا (pišvâ) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Portuguese: führer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Russian: фю́рер (fjúrɛr) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Serbo-Croatian: фи́рер — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Serbo-Croatian: fírer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Swedish: führer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Thai: ฟือเรอร์ (fʉʉ-rəə) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Turkish: führer — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Ukrainian: фю́рер (fjúrer) — leader exercising the powers of a tyrant
  • Arabic: دَلِيل (dalīl) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Arabic: فِيرَر (fīrar) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Arabic: فُورَر (fūrar) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Armenian: ֆյուրեր (fyurer) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Bengali: ফিউরার (fiurar) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Chinese Mandarin: 元首 (yuánshǒu) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Danish: Føreren — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Estonian: füürer — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • French: Führer — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Georgian: ფიურერი (piureri) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • German: Führer — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Greek: Φύρερ (Fýrer) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Japanese: president) 総統 (sōtō) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Japanese: フューレル (fyūreru) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Korean: 총통 (chongtong) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Korean: 퓌러 (pwireo) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Macedonian: фирер (firer) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Marathi: फ्यूरर (phyūrar) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Persian: پیشوا (pišvâ) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Portuguese: führer — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Russian: фю́рер (fjúrɛr) — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Swedish: Führern — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Turkish: führer — Adolf Hitler when chancellor
  • Vietnamese: Quốc trưởng — Adolf Hitler when chancellor