English

Alternative forms

• Fuehrer
• Fuhrer
• fuhrer

Noun

Führer ‎(plural Führers or Führer)

1. A leader, especially one exercising the powers of a tyrant
2. (historical) Adolf Hitler when he was the chancellor of Nazi Germany

Translations

See also

• duce

German

Etymology

From Middle High German füerære, vüerære, füerer, vüerer, from Old High German fôrari. Derived from the verb führen ‎(“to lead”) + -er ‎(“agent suffix”). Compare Swedish förare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfyːrər/
• (Standard, Germany) IPA^(key): [ˈfyːʁɐ]
• (Swiss) IPA^(key): [ˈfyːrər], [ˈfiːrər] (Standard, Basel)

Noun

Führer m ‎(genitive Führers, plural Führer)

1. leader; someone who determines the actions of a group
2. guide; a person who gives directions or provides help to navigate unknown terrain (especially in compounds)
3. guide; a person who provides information about any topic
4. guidebook; a text which provides information about a topic
5. director, manager, commander; a person in charge of something or someone (especially in compounds)

   Geschäftsführer – chief executive officer

   Zugführer – leading conductor (on a train); platoon leader (in the armed forces)

6. (formal) driver, pilot; someone who operates a mode of transport (any kind that is not shoes or skating equipment of some sort)

   Führerschein. – driver's license.

7. (music) fugue theme; a melody in the form it appears in first in a fugue

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.
• In order to avoid any allusion to Hitler, the word is now sometimes replaced with other terms (such as Anführer or Leiter) when referring to people. However, Führer is still a perfectly acceptable word (see examples above).

Declension

Derived terms

• Judenführer, Kirchenführer, Oppositionsführer, Rädelsführer, Sektenführer, Staatsführer, Terroristenführer, Zionistenführer, Zugführer
• Fahrzeugführer, Flugzeugführer, Kraftfahrzeugführer, Kranführer, Lokomotivführer (Lokführer), Schiffsführer, Wagenführer, Zugführer (Zugsführer)
• (guide) Bergführer, Fremdenführer
• (guide or guidebook) Museumsführer, Reiseführer, Stadtführer
• (guidebook) Episodenführer, Kirchenführer, Serienführer, Spieleführer (for video games), Straßenführer
• (director, manager) Geschäftsführer
• Marktführer
• Anführer
• Entführer
• Führerausweis, Führerschein
• Führersitz

Related terms

• Führung

Portuguese

Noun

Führer m (plural Führer or Führers)

1. Alternative letter-case form of führer

French

Noun

führer m ‎(plural führers)

1. The Führer, the title of single party and fascist state top leader Adolf Hitler as totalitarian ruler of Nazi Germany

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Führer
• fuhrer
• Fuhrer

Noun

führer m (plural führer or führers)

1. Führer (leader exercising the powers of a tyrant)