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

Elon's father also dispelled the claim that his son has intentionally made Nazi salutes, saying that Democrats like former President Barack Obama did the same thing. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025

There is also new character, a Nazi collaborator from World War 2 who is a social outcast. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025

Hitler appointed Arthur Seyss-Inquart, an Austrian Nazi, to run the occupied Dutch territories. —Nina Siegal, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025

When the open housing marches in the summer of 1966 drew massive violence from white supremacist organizations such as the KKK and the American Nazi Party in Chicago, the Tribune cast the Black marchers as the problem for inciting trouble. — Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 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