Ataman Definition

ătə-măn
atamans
noun
A Cossack chief.
American Heritage
Webster's New World

(historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

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Other Word Forms of Ataman

Noun

Singular:
ataman
Plural:
atamans

Origin of Ataman

  • Russian from South Turkic leader of an armed band ata father -man augmentative suff.

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Russian атаман (ataman).

    From Wiktionary

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