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Noun

The member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill
In the Context of A political leader, or a ringleader

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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]

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

Moby Dictionary
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