'Flugelman' definitions:

Definition of 'Flugelman'

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  • Flugelman \Flu"gel*man\, n. [G. fl["u]gelman.] (Mil.) Same as Fugleman. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'flugelman'

From: 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]