FUGLEMAN
noun, one at the head or forefront of a group or movement
He has became the fugleman of a growing group of academics demanding higher education reform.
A fugleman (adapted from the German Flugelmann, 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 the 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.
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