ALL meanings of ataman
at·a·man
A a - noun ataman an elected leader of the Cossacks; hetman 3
- noun ataman hetman 3
- noun plural ataman the elected chief of a Cossack village or military force. 1
- noun ataman A Cossack leader. 1
- noun ataman (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. 0