| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| fugleman |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fu·gle·man |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fy  g l-mn |
| NOUN: | 1. A leader, especially a political leader. 2. Archaic A soldier who once served as a guide and model for his company. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Alteration of German Flügelmann, file leader : Flügel, wing (from Middle High German vlügel; see pleu- in Appendix I) + Mann, man (from Middle High German man, from Old High German; see man-1 in Appendix I).
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