fugleman

[ fyoo-guh l-muh n ]

/ ˈfyu gəl mən /

(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.

Origin of fugleman

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

fugio, fugitive, fugitive slave act, fugitometer, fugle, fugleman, fugly, fugu, fugue, fuguist, fujayrah

The Fugleman places himself in a central spot, and arranges his Squad before him in a line.

Every Boy's Book: A Complete Encyclopdia of Sports and Amusements |Various
At every thirteenth stroke of his pick, the fugleman otter tapped with his tail on the monument.

Mount Rainier |Various
How, sir, do all the members take the manoeuvres from this fugleman?

The Monikins |J. Fenimore Cooper
We then greeted it with three cheers, I myself acting as fugleman, and the tidings sped down the column on the wings of the wind.

Military Reminiscences of the Civil War V2 |Jacob Dolson Cox

Pamina, Papageno, and Papagena are set down as types of the people, and Monostatos as the fugleman of monasticism.

The Complete Opera Book |Gustav Kobb

fugleman

/ (ˈfjuːɡəlmən) /

(formerly) a soldier used as an example for those learning drill

any person who acts as a leader or example

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