Nazi

noun

Na·​zi ˈnät-sē How to pronounce Nazi (audio) ˈnat- How to pronounce Nazi (audio)
Synonyms of Nazinext
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 How to pronounce Nazi (audio)
ˌnat-
noun
often Nazification
nazify
ˈnät-si-ˌfī How to pronounce Nazi (audio)
ˈnat-
transitive verb
often Nazify

Examples of Nazi in a Sentence

a gang of racist Nazis
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The three-paragraph note compared Lyons to a Nazi and predicted that Lyons would be tormented by his own conscience. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 6 July 2026 Many reflected, in particular, on the evil that Nazi Germany had accomplished through legalism. — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026 Platner also had a tattoo that closely resembled a Nazi symbol covered up earlier in the campaign, after photos of the tattoo became public. — Garrett Downs,justin Papp, CNBC, 6 July 2026 The actor portrayed Nazi villain Ernst Vogel in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for Nazi

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of Nazi was in 1930

Phrases Containing Nazi

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Nazi

noun
Na·​zi ˈnät-sē How to pronounce Nazi (audio) ˈnat- How to pronounce Nazi (audio)
: a member of a German fascist party controlling Germany from 1933 to 1945
Nazi adjective
Nazism
ˈnät-ˌsiz-əm, 
ˈnat-
noun

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