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

So far, testimony in a small, spare courtroom on the ninth floor of the Orange County Superior Court has favored the plaintiffs — Skaggs’ widow, Carli, and parents, Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs.

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Key witnesses refuting those denials included Kay’s wife, Camela, and Hetman.

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Skaggs’ widow, Carli, and his parents, Debbie Hetman and Darrell Skaggs, are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Angels and are seeking $118 million in lost earnings, unspecified damages for pain and suffering plus punitive damages.

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Skaggs’ widow, Carli Skaggs, and parents Debra Hetman and Darrell Skaggs are seeking $118 million from the Angels for Skaggs’ lost future earnings as well as compensation for pain and anguish, and punitive damages.

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Skaggs’ widow, Carli, sat next to Tyler’s mother, Debbie Hetman.

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Related Words

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