ataman

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/ˈætəmən/

noun

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. The title is also applied for most guerrilla commanders during the Civil War in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

OriginRussian атама́н →
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Meanings

nounataman (plural atamans)

plural atamans · alternative attaman · alternative otaman · alternative vataman · alternative wataman

  1. historicalA 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. The title is also applied for most guerrilla commanders during the Civil War in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus

Origin

  1. Russianатама́н
  2. Russianатама́н
  3. Englishataman

Borrowed from Russian атама́н (atamán).

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Translations

Arabic أٰتَامَان
  • أٰتَامَان (ʔātāmān)title
Bulgarian атама́н
  • атама́н (atamán)title
Finnish atamaani
  • atamaanititle
French ataman
  • atamantitle
German Ataman
  • Atamantitle
Greek αταμάνος
  • αταμάνος (atamános)title
Italian atamano
  • atamanotitle
Japanese アタマン
  • アタマン (ataman)title
Korean 아타만
  • 아타만 (ataman)title
Polish ataman, atamanka
  • atamantitle
  • atamankatitle
Portuguese atamã
  • atamãtitle
Russian атама́н
  • атама́н (atamán)title
Spanish atamán
  • atamántitle
Turkish ataman
  • atamantitle
Ukrainian ота́ман
  • ота́ман (otáman)title

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

amanatTamana
Cite this entry
APA

ataman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ataman

MLA

“ataman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ataman. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ataman,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ataman.

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