Nazi

noun

Na·​zi ˈnät-sē  ˈnat- 

1

: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler

2

often nazi

a

: one who espouses the beliefs and policies of the German Nazis : fascist

b

: one who is likened to a German Nazi : a harshly domineering, dictatorial, or intolerant person

a grammar nazi

nazi adjective

often Nazi

nazification

ˌnät-si-fə-ˈkā-shən 

ˌnat-

noun

often Nazification

nazify

ˈnät-si-ˌfī 

ˈnat-

transitive verb

often Nazify

Examples of Nazi in a Sentence

a gang of racist Nazis

Recent Examples on the Web

Leopold worked in Nazi Germany's Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda. —David Martin, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025

Pabst, who escaped Germany for Hollywood in 1933, puzzlingly returns in 1939 and, under the imprimatur of the Goebbels propaganda machine, is allowed to continue to make movies, albeit in support of Nazi themes. —The Know, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025

The stage is thus set in many ways for José Antonio Kast, a former lawyer and son of a World War II-era German Nazi Party member who fled to Chile. —Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025

When Nazi Germany annexed Austria, the nation withdrew from the 1938 cup, but after the war, the Austrians reached their best finish in 1954. —Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

German, by shortening & alteration from Nationalsozialist, from national national + Sozialist socialist

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing Nazi

• anti-Nazi
• neo-Nazi

Kids Definition

Nazi

noun

Na·​zi ˈnät-sē  ˈnat- 

: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945

Nazi adjective

Nazism

ˈnät-ˌsiz-əm, 

ˈnat-

noun