nazi
/ˈnɑːtsi/
noun
- A member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party that controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler.
- My grandfather fought against the Nazis during the war.
- The history book described how the Nazis rose to power in the 1930s.
- Many Nazis were tried for war crimes after World War II ended.
- A person who holds extreme racist or authoritarian views, or who behaves in a cruel, controlling way.
- The boss is a total nazi about following the office dress code.
- He called the security guard a nazi for not letting them enter without a ticket.
- Don't be such a grammar nazi; everyone makes mistakes sometimes.
Synonyms
adjective
- Relating to the Nazi party or its ideology.
- Nazi symbols are banned in several countries today.
- The museum had an exhibit on Nazi propaganda posters.
- She wrote a paper about Nazi economic policies in the 1930s.
- Extremely strict, controlling, or intolerant in a way that resembles Nazi stereotypes.
- The teacher's nazi attitude toward late homework made everyone nervous.
- My neighbor has nazi rules about parking on the street.
- They complained about the nazi policies at the community pool.