Führer

== English == === Alternative forms === Fuehrer, fuehrer, Fuhrer, fuhrer === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Führer, modelled after Italian Duce. Doublet of farer. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈf(j)ʊə.ɹə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfjʊɹ.ɚ/, /ˈfɪɹ.ɚ/ Rhymes: -ʊəɹə(ɹ), -ɪɹə(ɹ) Homophone: furor === Noun === Führer (plural Führers or Führer) (historical, Nazism, definite) Adolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany. (by extension) A leader, especially one exercising tyrannical power. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === === Further reading === Führer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from German Führer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfyːrer/, [ˈfyːre̞r] Rhymes: -yːrer === Proper noun === Führer (historical or Nazism) Führer; Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany. ==== Usage notes ==== Führer in Finnish is generally used only when talking about Hitler's official title. ==== Declension ==== == German == === Etymology === From Middle High German füerære, vüerære, füerer, vüerer, from Old High German fôrari, equivalent to führen (“to lead”) +‎ -er. Cognate with Yiddish פֿירער (firer), Cimbrian büurar, Swedish förare. In the historical sense probably a calque of Italian Duce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfyː.ʁɐ/ === Noun === Führer m (strong, genitive Führers, plural Führer, feminine Führerin) guide (person who assists people by providing information, giving directions, etc.) guidebook (text which provides information about a topic) leader (someone who is ahead of others) Marktführer ― market leader leader (someone who determines the actions of a group) (chiefly in compounds) director, manager, commander (person in charge of something or someone) Geschäftsführer ― chief executive officer Zugführer ― leading conductor (on a train); platoon leader (formal, chiefly in compounds) driver, pilot (someone who operates a vehicle of some sort) Führerschein ― driver's license (music) fugue theme (melody in the form it appears in first in a fugue) (historical, Nazism) Führer (Adolf Hitler when he was the chancellor of Nazi Germany) ==== Usage notes ==== Führer und Reichskanzler was the official title of Adolf Hitler after the merger of the positions of Reichspräsident (“president”) and Reichskanzler (“chancellor”) in 1934. Hitler was subsequently known as der Führer in both official and common usage. The word is now often replaced with other terms (such as Anführer or Leiter) when referring to a guide or leader and not used in a compound. Führer is still a perfectly acceptable word, however. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Anführer Entführer Führung === Further reading === “Führer” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Führer” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Führer” in Duden online Führer on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Portuguese == === Noun === Führer m (plural Führer or Führers) alternative letter-case form of führer 2017, Luiz Bernardo Pericás (quoting Octavio Thyrso), Caio Prado Júnior: uma biografia política, Boitempo Editorial, page 1661: