Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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}.]

   2. Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose]