fugleman

[ fyoo-guhl-muhn ]

noun

, plural fu·gle·men.

1. (formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills.
2. a person who heads a group, company, political party, etc.; a leader or manager.

fugleman

/ ˈfjuːɡəlmən /

noun

1. (formerly) a soldier used as an example for those learning drill
2. any person who acts as a leader or example

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugleman¹

First recorded in 1795–1805, fugleman is from the German word Flügelmann literally, flank man

Word History and Origins

Origin of fugleman¹

C19: from German Flügelmann , from Flügel wing, flank + Mann man

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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