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fugleman

fu·gle·man
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fyoo-guh l-muh n]
    • /ˈfyu gəl mən/
    • /ˈfjuːɡl.mæn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fyoo-guh l-muh n]
    • /ˈfyu gəl mən/

Definitions of fugleman word

  • noun plural fugleman (formerly) a soldier placed in front of a military company as a good model during training drills. 1
  • noun plural fugleman a person who heads a group, company, political party, etc.; a leader or manager. 1
  • noun fugleman A soldier placed in front of a regiment or company while drilling to demonstrate the motions and time. 1
  • noun fugleman (formerly) a soldier used as an example for those learning drill 0
  • noun fugleman any person who acts as a leader or example 0
  • noun fugleman a soldier expert in drilling, detailed to stand at the head of a unit and serve as a model and guide for others 0

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Origin of fugleman

First appearance:

before 1795
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805, fugleman is from the German word Flügelmann literally, flank man

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Parts of speech for Fugleman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

fugleman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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