ataman

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈætəmən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(at′ə mən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
at•a•man  (at′ə mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mans. 
  1. Anthropology, Military, World Historythe elected chief of a Cossack village or military force.
  • Russian atamán, Old Russian vatamanù, probably alteration of a Turkic word with the personal suffix -man; identity of initial element disputed
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
ataman / ˈætəmən/ ( -mans)
  1. an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman
Etymology: from Russian, from Polish hetman, from German Hauptmann (literally: head man)
'ataman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
hetman

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