What does "ataman" mean?

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.

Ataman

//ˈætəmən// noun

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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. historical

Etymology

From Russian атама́н (atamán).

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