Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fugleman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fu-gle-man
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

noun

A political leader, or a ringleader.

Example Sentences

"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 expected. The performers, all male, stood in a row, one, slightly advanced, acting as fugleman. They shouted and gesticulated with the most hideous and revolting gestures, grimaces, and yells."

Etymology

From earlier flugleman, flugelman, from German Flügelmann (“a file-leader”), from Flügel (“a wing, file”) + Mann (“man”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Flügelmann

Inflected Forms

fuglemen (plural) fugelman (alternative)

Questions

What does fugleman mean?: 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.
Where does fugleman come from?: It is traced to German.

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