Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
hetman .
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Examples
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While we talked I saw Gregor Jhaere, the attaman of gipsies, ride down the track on a brown mule and dismount within ten yards of Kagig.
The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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The attaman shouted again, and this time Maga mocked him.
The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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I saw him whisper to Gregor, and the gipsy attaman started on hands and knees to creep round behind her.
The Eye of Zeitoon Mundy, Talbot, 1879-1940 1920
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While we talked I saw Gregor Jhaere, the attaman of gipsies, ride down the track on a brown mule and dismount within ten yards of Kagig.
The Eye of Zeitoon Talbot Mundy 1909
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I saw him whisper to Gregor, and the gipsy attaman started on hands and knees to creep round behind her.
The Eye of Zeitoon Talbot Mundy 1909
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The attaman shouted again, and this time Maga mocked him.
The Eye of Zeitoon Talbot Mundy 1909
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"They are very dangerous men, and this man here is their leader ... the attaman of the robbers."
Creatures That Once Were Men Maksim Gorky 1902
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"How now, attaman?" asked Petunikoff, maliciously, excited and pleased at the sight of his enemy in bonds.
Creatures That Once Were Men Maksim Gorky 1902
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