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

My dad is World War II veteran, and my dad fought and killed Nazis. —Outside Online, 21 Jan. 2026

There, they were crammed in squalor before being shot to death and buried in mass graves in the Liaudiskiai forest with the help of local Nazi collaborators. —Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

His immediate family fled Nazi Germany in 1938, and he's lived in Borough Park for 60 years. —Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026

The church included other Nazi imagery, including an Iron Cross in the church’s chandelier and a baptismal font adorned with a Nazi SA stormtrooper, his head bowed in prayer. —Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026

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