The word FÃ 1\/4 hrer is most time used for the German Chancellor Adolf Hitler during the time of the Third Reich . The dictator Adolf Hitler used the word FÃ 1\/4 hrer for his title FÃ 1\/4 hrer and Reichskanzler of the Third Reich . In Germany the isolated word FÃ 1\/4 hrer is usually avoided in political contexts , due to its intimate connection with Nazi institutions and with Hitler personally .