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fugelman

fugelman is the alternative form of fugleman.

Meaning of fugleman

Noun

fugleman (plural fuglemen)

  1. The member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts.
    • A "Haka" is the native dance, answering to the corroboree of the Australian aboriginals, and we were anxious to see it. […] Later in the evening, however, the complaisant Herekiekie entertained a small and select party at a "Haka" in his "whare" or house (pronounced wharry). It was exactly what I...1876 January, “A Week among the Maoris of Lake Taupo”, in The Cornhill Magazine, volume XXXIII, number 193, London: Smith, Elder & Co., 15 Waterloo Place, →OCLC, page 65
  2. (broadly) A political leader, or a ringleader.

Forms of fugelman

pluralfugelmen

Questions about fugelman

What is fugelman the alternative form of?
Fugelman is the alternative form of fugleman.

Words near fugelman in the dictionary

  1. fugazi
  2. fugazies
  3. fugazis
  4. fugazy
  5. fuge
  6. fugelman
  7. fugelmen
  8. Fugelsang
  9. Fugelsangs
  10. Fugere
  11. Fugeres

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