Fugleman

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fugleman \Fu"gle*man\, n.; pl. {Fuglemen}. [G. fl["u]gelmann
     file leader; fl["u]gel wing (akin to E. fly) + mann man. Cf.
     {Flugrelman}.]
     1. (Mil.) A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who
        takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide
        for the others in their exercises; a file leader. He


        originally stood in front of the right wing. [Written also
        {flugelman}.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose]
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fugleman
       n : a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political
           leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  105 Moby Thesaurus words for "fugleman":
     A per se, Mahdi, ace, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, antetype,
     antitype, archetype, avant-garde, bell cow, bell mare, bellwether,
     biotype, born leader, boss, buccinator, bushwhacker, champion,
     charismatic leader, chief, choirmaster, choragus, classic example,
     commander, conductor, coryphaeus, criterion, dean, duce, epitome,
     explorer, file leader, forebear, foregoer, forerunner,
     front runner, frontiersman, fugler, genius, genotype,
     groundbreaker, guide, harbinger, head, herald, higher-up, imitatee,
     innovator, inspired leader, laureate, lead, lead runner, leader,
     leader of men, master, messenger, messiah, mirror, model,
     nonpareil, original, pacemaker, pacesetter, paradigm, paragon,
     pathfinder, pattern, pioneer, point, precedent, precentor,
     precursor, predecessor, principal, prodigy, prototype,
     representative, ringleader, rule, ruler, scout, senior, standard,
     standard-bearer, star, stormy petrel, superior, superman,
     superstar, symphonic conductor, the greatest, the most, top dog,
     torchbearer, trailblazer, trailbreaker, type, type species,
     type specimen, urtext, vanguard, vaunt-courier, virtuoso,
     voortrekker