Hitler

//ˈhɪtlɚ// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Austrian German.

    "It was reminiscent of the rallies held by Adolph Hitler during the 1930s-1940s before adoring crowds in Nazi Germany. At many of these Nazi rallies, the German participants swore personal allegiance to their nation’s leader-Adolph Hitler over and above their own Nation-Germany."

  2. 2
    A surname from Austrian German.; Ellipsis of Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

    "The British ruling class are fighting against Hitler, whom they have always regarded and whom some of them still regard as their protector against Bolshevism. That does not mean that they will deliberately sell out; but it does mean that at every decisive moment they are likely to falter, pull their punches, do the wrong thing. Until the Churchill Government called some sort of halt to the process, they have done the wrong thing with an unerring instinct ever since 1931."

Noun
  1. 1
    A dictatorial person; someone who loves to exert their power and influence over others. (often used as a term of abuse) derogatory, offensive

    "A: Don't you think you could try sorting your rubbish instead of tossing everything out together? B: Ok, Hitler."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Hitler; see German Etymology for further details.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Hitler; see German Etymology for further details.

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