Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Fugleman

Fugleman , noun

[German flugelmann file leader; flugel wing (akin to English fly) + mann man. Compare Flugrelman.]

1.
(Military) 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.
2.
Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose]