a nation that has suffered under the yoke of one führer after another, never knowing the freedoms of a democracy
Recent Examples on the WebHermann Goering, Hitler’s air force chief and deputy fuhrer, was, says the judge, highly intelligent.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Oct. 2021 Yorki is Jojo's best friend and, outside the imaginary fuhrer, his closest confidant.—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2019 In 1933, deputy fuhrer Rudolf Hess ordered Heinz Spanknobel, a German immigrant, to form Friends of New Germany, a group based in NYC, with the goal of spreading National Socialism throughout the United States.—Matt Giles, Longreads, 13 Aug. 2017
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Word History
Etymology
German (der) Führer, literally, the leader (title assumed by Adolf Hitler), from Middle High German vüerer, from vüeren to lead, bear, from Old High German fuoren to lead; akin to Old English faran to go — more at fare
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