Hitlerite
Hitlerite
Pronunciation
The IPA phonetic spelling for "Hitlerite" is /prn/ˈhɪtləraɪt/
Hit- /prn/ˈhɪt/ - The 'h' sound as in 'hat', the short 'i' sound as in 'sit', and the 't' sound as in 'top'.
-ler- /prn/lər/ - The 'l' sound as in 'lap', and the schwa sound (unstressed 'uh') followed by the 'r' sound as in 'run'.
-ite /prn/aɪt/ - The 'ai' diphthong sound as in 'light', and the 't' sound as in 'top'.
Word Form Variations
Singular Noun: Hitlerite
Plural Noun: Hitlerites
Adjective: Hitlerite (or Hitleritic)
Adverb: Hitleritely (less common)
Definitions, Synonyms and Antonyms
Noun
Definition 1: A follower or supporter of Adolf Hitler or the Nazi Party; an individual who espouses or adheres to the ideologies, policies, or principles associated with Nazism.
Synonyms: Nazi, fascist, supremacist, bigot, jingoist
Antonyms: Anti-fascist, democrat, egalitarian, humanitarian
Adjective
Definition 1: Of or relating to Adolf Hitler, Nazism, or the political and social doctrines associated with the Third Reich; exhibiting characteristics or beliefs consistent with the ideology of Nazism.
Synonyms: Nazi, fascist, totalitarian, dictatorial, authoritarian, racist, anti-Semitic
Antonyms: Democratic, liberal, egalitarian, progressive, humanitarian
Examples of Use
Books: "Many historians argue that the Hitlerite regime's propaganda machine was crucial to its rise and consolidation of power, skillfully manipulating public opinion through various mediums." (from a historical analysis of World War II, exact title not specified)
Newspapers: "The editorial condemned the emerging extremist group, labeling their rhetoric as undeniably Hitlerite in its anti-immigrant and nationalist undertones." (The Guardian, October 2023)
Online Publications: "In an essay examining the parallels between historical and contemporary political movements, the author questioned whether certain populist leaders displayed Hitlerite tendencies in their demonization of political opponents." (Slate.com, January 2024)
Entertainment Mediums (Film Review): "While the film strives for historical accuracy, some critics found its portrayal of the protagonist's descent into Hitlerite ideology to be overly simplified." (Film International, May 2022)
General Public Discourse (Online Forum): "Someone posted on an online forum, 'Calling anyone who disagrees with you a 'Hitlerite' is just lazy and shuts down any real discussion.'" (Reddit, r/politics, March 2023)
10 Famous Quotes Using Hitlerite
"Every Hitlerite killed is a step forward on the road to the liberation of mankind." (Lyudmila Pavlichenko)
"The Hitlerite State can and should be destroyed, and our first task in fact is to destroy the Hitlerite State and its inspirers." (Joseph Stalin, November 6, 1942 speech)
"The brutalities of Hitlerite domination are no new thing and all the peoples or territories in their grip have suffered from the worst form of government by terror." (Moscow Declaration, October 30, 1943)
"By making these vacuums we gave the opening for the Hitlerite monster to crawl out of its sewer on to the vacant thrones." (Winston Churchill)
"It is not a matter of good or bad Germans; it is a matter of creeds, creeds which pass the frontiers of nations, and of the faith by which the Allies are to overcome the Hitlerite State and the Hitlerite system, wherever found, and build for the future." (Hansard, UK Parliament, March 10, 1943)
"The Red Army, Red Navy and all citizens of the Soviet Union must defend every inch of Soviet soil, must fight to the last drop of blood for our towns and villages, must display the daring, initiative and mental alertness that are inherent in our people, and must organize all-round assistance to the Red Army, ensure powerful reinforcements for its ranks and the supply of everything it requires; we must organize the rapid transport of troops and military freight and extensive aid to the wounded, we must strengthen the Red Army's rear, subordinating all our work to this end; all our industries must be got to work with greater intensity, to produce more rifles, machine-guns, guns, cartridges, shells, planes; we must organize the guarding of factories, power stations, telephonic and telegraphic communications, and arrange effective air raid precautions in all localities; we must wage a ruthless fight against all disorganizers of the rear, deserters, panic-mongers and rumour-mongers; we must exterminate spies, sabotage agents and enemy parachutists, rendering rapid aid in all this to our extermination battalions; we must bear in mind that the enemy is crafty, unscrupulous, experienced in deception and the dissemination of false rumours. We must reckon with all this and not fall victims to stratagem, and all who by their panic-mongering and cowardice hinder the work of defence, no matter who they may be, must be immediately haled before a military tribunal; in case of a forced retreat of Red Army units, all rolling stock must be evacuated, the enemy must not be left a single engine, a single railway car, not a single pound of grain or gallon of fuel; the collective farmers must drive off all their cattle and turn over their grain to the safe keeping of the state authorities for transportation to the rear; all valuable property, including non-ferrous metals, grain and fuel that cannot be withdrawn must be destroyed without fail; in areas occupied by the enemy, guerilla units, mounted and on loot, must be formed; sabotage groups must be organized to combat enemy units, to foment guerilla warfare everywhere, blow up bridges and roads, damage telephone and telegraph lines, set fire to forests, stores and transports; and in occupied regions conditions must be made unbearable for the enemy and all his accomplices, they must be hounded and annihilated at every step, and all their measures frustrated." (Joseph Stalin, Radio Broadcast, July 3, 1941)
"This extremism has reared its head in forms both violent and purely ideological, from the exploding popularity of websites like the Daily Stormer, founded by an avowed Hitlerite, to the rash of hate crimes recorded immediately following Donald Trump's election." (Dictionary.com example sentence, citing The Guardian)
"On today's news, the so-called Ukrainian Nazi fascists are celebrating the fascistic life of the neo-Nazi Stepan Bandera with a torch-lit Hitlerite parade." (Dictionary.com example sentence, citing The Guardian)
"He was calling me a Nazi. I have never been a Hitlerite Nazi, never, ever, ever." (Dictionary.com example sentence, citing The New York Times)
"For his offenses against progressive opinion, he was variously described as 'dangerous,' 'psychotic,' 'Hitlerite,' 'fascistic' and a 'rallying point for racists' whose election would lead to a 'police state.'" (Dictionary.com example sentence, citing Time Magazine Archive)
Phrases + Idioms Containing Hitlerite
To exhibit Hitlerite tendencies (describing behavior indicative of authoritarianism or extreme nationalism).
A Hitlerite sympathizer (someone who supports or is sympathetic to Nazi ideology).
"They declared that they wish to see re-established a free and independent Austria and thereby to open the way for the Austrian people themselves, as well as those neighbouring States which will be face with similar problems, to find that political and economic security which is the only basis for lasting peace. Austria is reminded, however that she has a responsibility, which she cannot evade, for participation in the war at the side of Hitlerite Germany..." (The Moscow Declaration, October 1943).
"Every Hitlerite killed is a step forward on the road to the liberation of mankind." (Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Speech to Americans, 1942).
To crush the Hitlerite menace (to defeat or eliminate a fascist threat).
A Hitlerite-style crackdown (a severe, oppressive, and often violent suppression of dissent, reminiscent of Nazi tactics).
"His rhetoric had a distinctly Hitlerite ring to it." (Original phrase, implying a similarity to Hitler's speeches).
Falling victim to Hitlerite aggression (to be conquered or harmed by Nazi expansionism).
To espouse Hitlerite doctrines (to publicly support or promote Nazi principles).
"The monument itself does not refer to Jewish suffering. The only inscription it carries commemorates 'martyrs murdered by the Hitlerite perpetrators of genocide in 1943–45', with no direct mention of the ethnic or religious identity of these 'martyrs'." (From "Forgotten? Holocaust Monuments and Jewish Activism in 1960s Poland", early 1960s).The word "Hitlerite" is a clear example of how a person's name can become a common term to describe their followers or ideas.
Its etymology is quite straightforward:
"Hitler-": This part comes directly from the surname of Adolf Hitler, the leader of the Nazi Party and dictator of Nazi Germany.
"-ite": This is a common English suffix that means "a follower or supporter of" a particular person, doctrine, or movement. We see it in words like "Luddite" (a person opposed to new technology, named after Ned Ludd) or "Trotskyite" (a follower of Leon Trotsky's political ideas).
So, when you put them together, "Hitlerite" literally means "a follower of Hitler."
The first known use of the word "Hitlerite" dates back to the 1920s. Specifically, the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) notes its earliest evidence from 1922 in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. At this time, Adolf Hitler was rising in prominence in Germany, and the term would have been used to describe those who were aligning themselves with his burgeoning political movement and its early, extreme ideologies. Its meaning, even then, was consistent with its current understanding: someone who supports or adheres to the principles associated with Hitler and Nazism.
Phrases + Idioms Containing Hitlerite
To exhibit Hitlerite tendencies (describing behavior indicative of authoritarianism or extreme nationalism).
A Hitlerite sympathizer (someone who supports or is sympathetic to Nazi ideology).
"They declared that they wish to see re-established a free and independent Austria and thereby to open the way for the Austrian people themselves, as well as those neighbouring States which will be face with similar problems, to find that political and economic security which is the only basis for lasting peace. Austria is reminded, however that she has a responsibility, which she cannot evade, for participation in the war at the side of Hitlerite Germany..." (The Moscow Declaration, October 1943).
"Every Hitlerite killed is a step forward on the road to the liberation of mankind." (Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Speech to Americans, 1942).
To crush the Hitlerite menace (to defeat or eliminate a fascist threat).
A Hitlerite-style crackdown (a severe, oppressive, and often violent suppression of dissent, reminiscent of Nazi tactics).
"His rhetoric had a distinctly Hitlerite ring to it." (Original phrase, implying a similarity to Hitler's speeches).
Falling victim to Hitlerite aggression (to be conquered or harmed by Nazi expansionism).
To espouse Hitlerite doctrines (to publicly support or promote Nazi principles).
"The monument itself does not refer to Jewish suffering. The only inscription it carries commemorates 'martyrs murdered by the Hitlerite perpetrators of genocide in 1943–45', with no direct mention of the ethnic or religious identity of these 'martyrs'." (From "Forgotten? Holocaust Monuments and Jewish Activism in 1960s Poland", early 1960s).
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Source Information
Definition of Hitlerite from The Academic Glossary at Self Exploration Academy, a Urikville Press Publication. © All rights reserved.
