hetman

[het-muhn]

noun

plural

hetmans 

1. the title assumed by the chief of Ukrainian Cossacks of the Dnieper River region, with headquarters at Zaporozhe.

2. ataman.

hetman

/ ˈhɛtmən /

noun

1. another word for ataman

Word History and Origins

Origin of hetman¹

1700–10; < Ukrainian hét'man < Polish hetman < an eastern dial. form of Middle High German houbetman leader, chief ( German Hauptmann captain; compare German dial. (Silesia) Hettmann, Hötmann; head, man )

Word History and Origins

Origin of hetman¹

C18: from Polish, from German Hauptmann headman

Example Sentences

Skaggs’ widow Carli Skaggs and parents Debra Hetman and Darrell Skaggs stated in a court filing that they seek at least $210 million in lost earnings and damages.

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Hetman said her son quit “cold turkey” but she testified the addiction remained enough of a concern that Skaggs wasn’t prescribed opioids after undergoing Tommy John surgery in August 2014.

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Skaggs’ mother, Debbie Hetman, testified during Kay’s 2022 criminal trial that her son admitted he had an “issue” with oxycodone as far back as 2013.

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Also the minister of state assets, Borys Budka and of development and technology, Krzysztof Hetman, were replaced.

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Its only remaining frigate, the Hetman Sahaidachny, was scuttled just a few days after the full-scale invasion in February 2022.

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