Nazi — meaning in English

English meaning

• fascist noun A supporter or member of a fascist movement or party.
• Nazi noun A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which ruled Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945.

Senses

Nazi is used for these senses in English:

• Nazi (historical) Of or pertaining to the Nazi Party specifically, or to Nazism, neo-Nazism, or neo-Nazis more generally.
• Nazi (historical) A member of the Nazi Party (the National Socialist German Workers' Party or NSDAP). [1930]
• fascist A proponent of fascism.

fascist — full definition

1. noun A supporter or member of a fascist movement or party.
2. adj Relating to or supporting fascism.

Nazi — full definition

1. noun A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which ruled Germany under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1945.
2. noun A person who supports Nazi or neo-Nazi ideology today.
3. noun Informal and often hyperbolic: someone seen as excessively controlling, rigid, or oppressive about a particular thing.
4. adj Relating to the Nazi Party or Nazi Germany.

Related German words