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fugleman
[ fyoo-guhl-muhn ]
noun
, plural fu·gle·men.
- (formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills.
- a person who heads a group, company, political party, etc.; a leader or manager.
fugleman
/ ˈfjuːɡəlmən /
noun
- (formerly) a soldier used as an example for those learning drill
- any person who acts as a leader or example
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fugleman1
First recorded in 1795–1805, fugleman is from the German word Flügelmann literally, flank man
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fugleman1
C19: from German Flügelmann , from Flügel wing, flank + Mann man
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Example Sentences
He served under the British with the Sutherland fencibles, and afterwards as fugleman in the royals.
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See, at a given signal of an extraordinary fugleman, how they all rise; at another signal how they hustle down.
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At every thirteenth stroke of his pick, the fugleman otter tapped with his tail on the monument.
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Fugleman otter leaped down, and seizing the supplemental pick between his teeth, mouthed it over to the digger.
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I stood from my work, the better to observe the enemy's movements, and kept my eye upon the fugleman.
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