The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose]
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fugleman
    n 1: a leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a
         political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right"

Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

105 Moby Thesaurus words for "fugleman":
   A per se, Mahdi, ace, ancestor, announcer, antecedent, antetype,
   antitype, archetype, avant-garde, bell cow, bell mare, bellwether,
   biotype, born leader, boss, buccinator, bushwhacker, champion,
   charismatic leader, chief, choirmaster, choragus, classic example,
   commander, conductor, coryphaeus, criterion, dean, duce, epitome,
   explorer, file leader, forebear, foregoer, forerunner,
   front runner, frontiersman, fugler, genius, genotype,
   groundbreaker, guide, harbinger, head, herald, higher-up, imitatee,
   innovator, inspired leader, laureate, lead, lead runner, leader,
   leader of men, master, messenger, messiah, mirror, model,
   nonpareil, original, pacemaker, pacesetter, paradigm, paragon,
   pathfinder, pattern, pioneer, point, precedent, precentor,
   precursor, predecessor, principal, prodigy, prototype,
   representative, ringleader, rule, ruler, scout, senior, standard,
   standard-bearer, star, stormy petrel, superior, superman,
   superstar, symphonic conductor, the greatest, the most, top dog,
   torchbearer, trailblazer, trailbreaker, type, type species,
   type specimen, urtext, vanguard, vaunt-courier, virtuoso,
   voortrekker