fugleman
Americannoun
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fuglemen
plural
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(formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills.
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a person who heads a group, company, political party, etc.; a leader or manager.
noun
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(formerly) a soldier used as an example for those learning drill
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any person who acts as a leader or example
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Etymology
Origin of fugleman
First recorded in 1795–1805, fugleman is from the German word Flügelmann literally, flank man
Example Sentences
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Glib Mr. West, vociferous Term III fugleman was tucked neatly away in a $7,500-a-year post on the Processing Tax Board of Review.
From Time Magazine Archive
This tenant, whom we will call Denis, was the fugleman also of a combination.
From Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (2 of 2) (1888) by William Henry Hurlbert
Them he harms not on their short flight—but marking them down, twirls his piece like a fugleman, and thinks of the Twelfth.
From Recreations of Christopher North, Volume I (of 2) by John Lyde Wilson
Several times was Anthony obliged to stand forth like a fugleman and repeat the sign, and each time a circle of nasal weathercocks might be seen in the council chamber.
From Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete by Washington Irving
Dr. McLoughlin has been their chief fugleman, first to cheat our government out of the whole country, and next to prevent its settlement.
From Dr. John McLoughlin, the Father of Oregon by Frederick Van Voorhies Holman
O’Connell, with the aid of his priestly fuglemen, formed a great Catholic association to overawe the government.
From Irish History and the Irish Question by Goldwin Smith
These three fuglemen strokes did much to elevate the standard of sliding among amateurs; it was chiefly through their examples, crowned with success, that the earlier samples of sliding oarsmanship became better realised.
From Boating by W. B. Woodgate
Since the foregoing was prepared for the press, Mr. Fillmore's letter of acceptance has come to hand, greatly to the annoyance of the Democratic and anti-American fuglemen and politicians.
From Americanism Contrasted with Foreignism, Romanism, and Bogus Democracy in the Light of Reason, History, and Scripture; In which Certain Demagogues in Tennessee, and Elsewhere, are Shown Up in Their True Colors by William Gannaway Brownlow
This great power of the Roman Church in the middle-ages may well be compared to the influence exerted by those whom I have designated as Oscar Wilde's fuglemen in the England of today.
From Oscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions — Volume 1 by Frank Harris
When the wedded pairs passed out of the church, there was great cheering, in which Mr. Terry and Mr. Bigglethorpe seemed to be rival fuglemen.
From Two Knapsacks A Novel of Canadian Summer Life by John Campbell
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