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fuglemen

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fu⋅gle⋅man

  [fyoo-guhl-muhn]
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–noun, plural -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.
Origin:
1795–1805; < G Flügelmann lit., flank man
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fu·gle·man   (fyōō'gəl-mən)   
n.  

  1. A leader, especially a political leader.

  2. Archaic A soldier who once served as a guide and model for his company.


[Alteration of German Flügelmann, file leader : Flügel, wing (from Middle High German vlügel; see pleu- in Indo-European roots) + Mann, man (from Middle High German man, from Old High German; see man-1 in Indo-European roots).]
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