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 not capitalized

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 capitalized

nazification

ˌnät-si-fə-ˈkā-shən 

ˌnat-

noun often capitalized

nazify

ˈnät-si-ˌfī 

ˈnat-

transitive verb often capitalized

Examples of Nazi in a Sentence

a gang of racist Nazis

Recent Examples on the Web

Soros makes a fortune on Wall Street Soros, a Hungarian native born in 1930, moved to London after surviving the Nazi occupation of his home country. —Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025

In 1977, a neo-Nazi group called the National Socialist Party of America applied for a permit to march through Skokie, Illinois, a predominantly Jewish, Chicago suburb. —Scott Simon, NPR, 27 Sep. 2025

The historic ship helped thousands of Greeks make the two-week sea voyage from Athens to New York and often served as an escape route for hundreds fleeing the Nazi occupation and later, the difficult postwar years in Europe. —Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

Adebayo starts running for her life as a mob of Nazi Americans chase after her. —Adam B. Vary, Variety, 26 Sep. 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