fugleman (n.)

• ace
• ancestor
• announcer
• antecedent
• antitype
• archetype
• avant-garde
• bellwether
• biotype
• boss
• buccinator
• bushwhacker
• champion
• chief
• choirmaster
• choragus
• commander
• conductor
• criterion
• dean
• duce
• epitome
• explorer
• forebear
• forerunner
• frontiersman
• genius
• genotype
• groundbreaker
• guide
• harbinger
• head
• herald
• higher-up
• innovator
• laureate
• lead
• leader
• 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
• superior
• superman
• superstar
• torchbearer
• trailblazer
• type
• vanguard
• virtuoso