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<p><strong><font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for February 21, 2009 is:</font></strong></p> <p> <strong>fugleman</strong> • \FYOO-gul-mun\ • <em>noun</em><br /> : one at the head or forefront of a group or movement <br /> </p> <p> <strong>Example sentence:</strong><br /> Yemelyan Pugachov emerged in 18th-century Russia as fugleman of a mass rebellion among his fellow Cossacks, serfs, factory workers, and religious dissidents.<br /> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> A fugleman (adapted from the German "Flügelmann," literally "wing man" but commonly meaning "file leader") was originally a soldier posted in front of a line of soldiers to serve as a model in their drill exercises. Today, with its more figurative meaning, the word is often used pejoratively as a synonym of "mouthpiece" or "ringleader." "Fugleman" is by no means a common word, but it does appear in the occasional newspaper article.<br /><br /> </p> </font> |
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