Reichskanzler UK /ˈɹʌɪxsˌkan(t)slə/US /ˈɹaɪxsˌkʌn(t)slɚ/ noun1 •(historical) The German Chancellor or head of government from 1871 to 1945; specifically (from 1933 to 1945), Adolf Hitler as head of the Third Reich. formsReichskanzlers